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Stent‐assisted coil embolization for the treatment of aneurysm involving a coronary bifurcation
Author(s) -
Fede Alfredo,
Reimers Bernhard,
Saccà Salvatore
Publication year - 2016
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.26363
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery aneurysm , stent , aneurysm , coronary artery disease , stenosis , cardiology , radiology , embolization , catheter , thrombosis , percutaneous , acute coronary syndrome , concomitant , artery , surgery , myocardial infarction , kawasaki disease
Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is an uncommon disease with high risks of complications including rupture and ischemia from embolic events or thrombosis, especially if associated with critical stenosis of the coronary artery. No consensus document or guidelines has been established regarding the optimal therapy for concomitant CAAs and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Percutaneous catheter‐based treatments using only membrane‐covered stents have been described; however, only few reports of drug‐eluting stent (DES) and coil embolization for CAAs during ACS have been published to date. Therefore, we report a case of coronary artery disease with aneurysm and critical stenosis successfully treated with DES and coil embolization. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.