Autologous vein-coated stent for exclusion of a coronary artery aneurysm -Case report with postimplantation intravascular ultrasound characteristics

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.