Incomplete arterial healing 8 years after the implantation of sirolimus-eluting stent. In vivo visualization by optical coherence tomography

Konstantina P Bouki; Eleni K Sakkali; Thomas S Apostolou

doi:10.1002/ccd.23215

Incomplete arterial healing 8 years after the implantation of sirolimus-eluting stent. In vivo visualization by optical coherence tomography

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Mar 1;79(4):625-7. doi: 10.1002/ccd.23215. Epub 2011 Dec 12.

Authors

Konstantina P Bouki¹, Eleni K Sakkali, Thomas S Apostolou

Affiliation

¹ Second Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Nikea, Pireaus, Greece. epapak@tee.gr

PMID: 21735524
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23215

Abstract

The time course of complete arterial healing after drug eluting stent implantation is unknown. We present a case of incomplete endothelialization and late stent malapposition identified by optical coherence tomography 8 years after a sirolimus-eluting stent implantation, which was not related with any adverse clinical event.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
Cardiovascular Agents / administration & dosage*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
Coronary Vessels / pathology*
Drug-Eluting Stents*
Humans
Male
Neointima / pathology
Prosthesis Design
Sirolimus / administration & dosage*
Time Factors
Tomography, Optical Coherence*
Treatment Outcome
Wound Healing*

Substances

Cardiovascular Agents
Sirolimus