Percutaneous Treatment of Long Coronary Aneurysms

Percutaneous Treatment of Long Coronary Aneurysms

Although covered stents have been available for percutaneous treatment of coronary aneurysms, patients with longer aneurysmal segments have been difficult to treat with covered stents. We describe a case of a right coronary artery aneurysm with an angiographically estimated length exceeding 30 mm tr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sanjay C. Shah, MD, DM, Tejas M. Patel, MD, DM, Gaurav A. Patel, MD, Samir B. Pancholy, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
coronary aneurysm
new technique
percutaneous coronary intervention
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919303900
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Summary:Although covered stents have been available for percutaneous treatment of coronary aneurysms, patients with longer aneurysmal segments have been difficult to treat with covered stents. We describe a case of a right coronary artery aneurysm with an angiographically estimated length exceeding 30 mm treated percutaneously using covered stents and conventionally available hardware. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
ISSN:2666-0849

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