Management of coronary artery aneurysms

A Kawsara, IJ Núñez Gil, F Alqahtani… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2018 - jacc.org
Aneurysmal dilation of coronary arteries is observed in up to 5% of patients undergoing
coronary angiography. Due to their poorly elucidated underlying mechanisms, their variable …

Coronary artery aneurysms: a review of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment

S Abou Sherif, O Ozden Tok, Ö Taşköylü… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) are uncommon and describe a localized dilatation of a
coronary artery segment more than 1.5-fold compared with adjacent normal segments. The …

Coronary artery aneurysm: evaluation, prognosis, and proposed treatment strategies

AS Sheikh, A Hailan, T Kinnaird, A Choudhury… - Heart …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Coronary artery aneurysm is a rare disorder, which occurs in 0.3%–4.9% of patients
undergoing coronary angiography. Atherosclerosis accounts for> 90% of coronary artery …

Coronary artery aneurysms after drug-eluting stent implantation

J Aoki, A Kirtane, MB Leon, G Dangas - JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2008 - jacc.org
Drug-eluting stents (DES), which locally elute antiproliferative drugs, can dramatically inhibit
neointimal growth. However, several pathological studies have indicated that DES may …

Coronary aneurysms after drug-eluting stent implantation: clinical, angiographic, and intravascular ultrasound findings

F Alfonso, MJ Pérez-Vizcayno, M Ruiz, A Suárez… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to assess clinical, angiographic, and intravascular ultrasound
(IVUS) findings in patients developing coronary aneurysms (CANs) after drug-eluting stent …

[HTML][HTML] Infections of intravascular bare metal stents: a case report and review of literature

W Bosman, BLSB Van Der Burg… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of the paper is to present a case of an infected bare metal stent in
the left common iliac artery that was removed by an urgent operation, and to review the …

[HTML][HTML] Coronary artery aneurysm: a review

AG Matta, N Yaacoub, V Nader… - World Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is a clinical entity defined by a focal enlargement of the
coronary artery exceeding the 1.5-fold diameter of the adjacent normal segment …

[HTML][HTML] Coronary stent infections: a case report and literature review

M Elieson, T Mixon, J Carpenter - Texas Heart Institute Journal, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although rare, coronary artery stent infections are associated with a high mortality rate.
Since the introduction of coronary stents in 1987, only 16 cases of infection have been …

Coronary stent infection: a systematic review

IGR Suryawan, K Luke, RF Agustianto… - Coronary Artery …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Coronary stent infection (CSI) is the rarest complication associated with the percutaneous
coronary intervention, occurring in less than 0.1% of cases. So far, all reported instances are …

[HTML][HTML] Covered-stent treatment of coronary aneurysm after drug-eluting stent placement: case report and literature review

S Bajaj, R Parikh, A Hamdan… - Texas Heart Institute …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Most commonly, coronary artery aneurysms are secondary to atherosclerosis, but cases
have been reported in patients who have vasculitis or tissue disorders, and in patients who …