ENDOLUMINAL STENTING FOR UNPROTECTED LEFT MAIN STENOSIS IN TAKAYASUS-ARTERITIS

We describe 2 patients with Takayasu's arteritis and left main coronar y stenosis who were considered poor candidates for surgical revascular ization, Elective left main coronary artery balloon angioplasty follow ed by endoluminal stenting was performed with excellent results, At 3- mo follow-up, one patient had evidence of in-stent restenosis, but the other remained asymptomatic. In selected patients with Takayasu's art eritis and left main coronary stenosis, elective endoluminal stenting can be used as a definitive procedure or as a bridge to surgical revas cularization. (C) 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.