Christou Apostolos H, Papadakis Emmanouil C, Nikolaou Nikolaos I, Antonatos Dionysios G, Anadiotis Athanasios V, Patsilinakos Sotirios P
Cardiology Department, Konstantopoulio General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Cardiology Department, Konstantopoulio General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Hellenic J Cardiol. 2016 May-Jun;57(3):191-193. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2015.12.002. Epub 2016 Jun 25.
Although there are limited data regarding the formation of coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, CAAs appear to be a rare complication of coronary stenting. The exact mechanism of CAA formation is unknown, but several hypotheses have been proposed. As the use of DES increases, the clinical significance of these findings will become clearer. We report on a patient who developed multiple CAAs in 2 different locations after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation.
