[Coronary lesion with an aneurysm: their correction via angioplasty and the implantation of a coated stent]

A Poli; S Lucreziotti; I Bossi; E Bramucci; D Ardissino; L Angoli

[Coronary lesion with an aneurysm: their correction via angioplasty and the implantation of a coated stent]

G Ital Cardiol. 1998 Jul;28(7):797-9.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

A Poli¹, S Lucreziotti, I Bossi, E Bramucci, D Ardissino, L Angoli

Affiliation

¹ Divisione di Cardiologia, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia.

PMID: 9773305

Abstract

We describe the good angiographic results obtained using a new polymeric prosthesis combining a stent with expandable polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft material in the treatment of proximal left descending coronary artery stenosis complicated by the presence of a coronary aneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary* / instrumentation
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary* / methods
Combined Modality Therapy
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Aneurysm / therapy*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Disease / therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Stents*

Substances

Polytetrafluoroethylene