Use of polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent for treatment of coronary artery aneurysm
β Scribed by Auryan Szalat; Ronen Durst; Avshalom Cohen; Chaim Lotan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 90 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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## Abstract Coronary artery aneurysms are relatively rare but have been diagnosed with increasing frequency since the advent of coronary arteriography. Their reported incidence varies from 1.5% to 5% with male dominance and a predilection for the right coronary artery (RCA), accounting for over 40%
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