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Mycotic aneurysm of left anterior descending artery after sirolimus‐eluting stent implantation: A case report
Author(s) -
Singh Harminder,
Singh Charanjit,
Aggarwal N.,
Dugal J.S.,
Kumar A.,
Luthra M.
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.20338
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , sirolimus , drug eluting stent , aneurysm , complication , catheter , surgery , mycotic aneurysm , cardiology , artery , radiology , restenosis
We report a case of mycotic aneurysms due to Staphylococcus aureus infection in the left anterior descending coronary artery in a 56‐year‐old male after implantation of a sirolimus‐eluting stent. This is an unreported complication of a drug‐eluting stent. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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