"Candy wrapper" effect after drug-eluting stent implantation: déjà vu or stumbling over the same stone again?

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2004 Mar;61(3):387-91. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10765.

Abstract

Encouraging results have been obtained with drug-eluting stents (DESs) to prevent restenosis following PCI. However, DESs are not immune from restenosis and we describe a case of "candy wrapper" effect, commonly observed with intracoronary brachytherapy (IBT). In this article, we review the common drawbacks of DES and IBT and their prevention.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brachytherapy / methods*
  • Coronary Restenosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Stenosis / drug therapy*
  • Coronary Stenosis / radiotherapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage*
  • Stents* / adverse effects
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Paclitaxel