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Stent‐assisted detachable coil embolization of pseudoaneurysms in the coronary circulation
Author(s) -
Maroo Anjli,
Rasmussen Peter A.,
Masaryk Thomas J.,
Ellis Stephen G.,
Lincoff A. Michael,
Kapadia Samir
Publication year - 2006
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.20879
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , embolization , pseudoaneurysm , aneurysm , catheter , coronary circulation , radiology , artery , surgery , cardiology , blood flow
Pseudoaneurysms in the coronary circulation are an uncommon occurrence that can develop spontaneously in the setting of atherosclerosis or can develop after catheter‐based coronary interventions. The natural history, clinical outcome, and optimal therapy for pseudoaneurysms in the coronary circulation are not clearly established. Recent advances in the techniques and technologies used for endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms may be applicable to the management of coronary aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms. We present a case of spontaneous coronary pseudoaneurysm formation after paclitaxel drug‐eluting stent implantation and a case of pseudoaneurysm formation in a saphenous vein graft that were both successfully treated with stent‐assisted detachable coil embolization. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.