Ec. Perin, Autologous vein-coated stent for exclusion of a coronary artery aneurysm -Case report with postimplantation intravascular ultrasound characteristics, TEX HEART I, 26(3), 1999, pp. 223-225
This report describes the successful use of an autologous cephalic vein-coa
ted coronary stent to exclude an aneurysm of the distal right coronary arte
ry. Post-implantation angiography confirmed successful exclusion of the ane
urysm with no evidence of leakage. Intravascular ultrasonography showed com
plete apposition of the stent to the arterial wall proximal and distal to t
he aneurysm. The vein could be seen clearly around the stent Symmetrical st
ent expansion (minimal luminal diameter, 2.8 mm) was verified. increased ec
hogenicity in the excluded aneurysm indicated early thrombus formation. Evi
dently, this is the 1st report of The successful use of an autologous cepha
lic vein-coated coronary stent to exclude an aneurysm of the distal right c
oronary artery.