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Treatment of a coronary aneurysm involving bifurcation with the use of a custom‐made polytetrafluoroethylene‐coveredbifurcation stent system
Author(s) -
Iakovou Ioannis,
Colombo Antonio
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.20269
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , aneurysm , bifurcation , polytetrafluoroethylene , diagonal , radiology , artery , surgery , geometry , physics , materials science , mathematics , quantum mechanics , nonlinear system , metallurgy
We report a case with a large aneurysm of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery involving the bifurcation with a diagonal branch. We used a custom‐made bifurcation system with a polytetrafluoroethylene‐covered stent for the main branch and a bare metal stent for the side branch with excellent clinical and angiographic result at 5‐month follow‐up. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2005;64:169–172. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.