Polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent and coronary artery aneurysms
Polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent and coronary artery aneurysms
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DOI:
10.1002/ccd.10063
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发表时间:
2002-03-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Colombo, A
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作者:
Briguori, C;Sarais, C;Colombo, A
Angiographically detected coronary aneurysms (i.e., coronary segment greater then 1.5 times the normal artery) have an incidence of 0.3%-4.9% among patients undergoing coronary angiography and have been reported after an intervention procedure with a frequency of 2%-10%. The indication for treatment and the best modality still need to be defined. Some authors reported the successful treatment of coronary aneurysms with the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered stent implantation, supporting the role of this strategy. In our institution, from September 1997 to December 1999 eight PTFE-covered stents were implanted to treat seven coronary aneurysms In seven patients. All aneurysms were successfully treated by the PTFE-covered stent. In one case, there was the necessity of an additional PTFE stent to cover the aneurysm completely. In no case did the loss of stent occur. No in-hospital MACE occurred. At 35 +/- 8 (21-44) months, six patients were symptom-free. Angiographic follow-up was performed in all patients at 10 +/- 6 months. Restenosis occurred in one patient (14%) who had repeat percutaneous coronary interventions. This preliminary experience suggests that PTFE-covered stent may be useful in the treatment of coronary artery aneurysms. (C) 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.