Long drug-eluting stent implantation for a diffusely diseased right internal mammary artery

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2007 May;8(5):381-3. doi: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000268129.82037.95.

Abstract

The frequent use of the internal mammary artery as a bypass graft has brought about an increasing need for angioplasty to treat stenotic arterial grafts. Percutaneous interventions of internal mammary artery grafts by balloon angioplasty or stenting with bare-metal stents have been described in the past. However, implantation of bare-metal stents was associated with high rates of restenosis. The introduction of drug-eluting stents for the treatment of diseased native coronary vessels has been associated with a reduced need for repeat intervention compared with bare-metal stents for both low-risk lesions and high-risk, complex lesions, including the 'long lesion' subset. We describe a case of long drug-eluting stent implantation for a diffusely diseased right internal mammary artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
  • Cardiovascular Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / surgery*
  • Female
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / drug therapy
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / etiology
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / pathology
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Mammary Arteries / drug effects
  • Mammary Arteries / pathology
  • Mammary Arteries / transplantation*
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Saphenous Vein / transplantation
  • Stents*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Cardiovascular Agents