Korean Circ J.  2007 Mar;37(3):127-129. 10.4070/kcj.2007.37.3.127.

A Case of Coronary Artery Aneurysm after Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation

• Park KS
• Cha ST
• Sung JH
• Kim IJ
• Lim SW
• Cha DH

• KMID: 2227084
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2007.37.3.127

Abstract

This report describes the case of a 26-year-old male diagnosed with angina on exertion. A diagnostic coronary angiography revealed significant luminal narrowing at the middle third of the left anterior descending artery and proximal circumflex artery. The patient underwent implantation of sirolimus-eluting stents. Eight months after implantation of the stents, a follow-up coronary angiography showed intrastent coronary artery aneurysms. We suggest that the implantation of the sirolimus-eluting stent caused late formation of a coronary artery aneurysm.

Keyword

Coronary aneurysm; Sirolimus; Stent

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aneurysm*
Arteries
Coronary Aneurysm
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessels*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Phenobarbital
Sirolimus
Stents*
Phenobarbital
Sirolimus

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