Long-Term Outcome of Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation for Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis in Infancy

Drug-eluting stents (DES) have markedly reduced the incidence of coronary in-stent restenosis. However, DES may be still vulnerable to coronary thrombus, and the long-term outcome remains unknown, especially in infancy. Here, we present a 9-month-old infant, who developed severe stenosis of the left...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric cardiology 2011, Vol.32 (1), p.94-97
Hauptverfasser: Kaichi, Shinji, Doi, Hiraku, Tsurumi, Fumitoshi, Heike, Toshio
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Zusammenfassung:Drug-eluting stents (DES) have markedly reduced the incidence of coronary in-stent restenosis. However, DES may be still vulnerable to coronary thrombus, and the long-term outcome remains unknown, especially in infancy. Here, we present a 9-month-old infant, who developed severe stenosis of the left main coronary artery after surgery for Brand-White-Garland syndrome, and was successfully treated with DES. He was healthy and his cardiac function had improved to the normal level at 6 years old. An angiographic examination and computed tomography showed the complete persistence of DES and no evidence of intimal thickening.
ISSN:0172-0643
1432-1971
DOI:10.1007/s00246-010-9815-5