ABSTRACT
The morphologic changes in atherosclerotic coronary artery after placement of flexible coil(Gianturco-Roubin) coronary stent are described. The stented region was reendothelialized and there was proliferation of fibromyxoid tissue at intimal layer. There was no significant inflammatory reaction to stent wires.
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Coronary Vessels , StentsABSTRACT
The addition of femoral-femoral cardiopulmonary bypass in the cardiac catheterization laboratory to support the high risk patient is a challenging new frontier for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. We report our first experience of successful supported angioplasty in patient presented with exertional angina and orthopnea who had multi-vessel coronary artery disease with depressed left ventricular ejection fraction. Although cardiopulmonary support provides excellent support for high-risk patient, CPS is a technically challenging and expensive procedure associated with significant patient morbidity or complication. Despite its drawbacks, CPS has been shown to help save the lives of selected patients undergoing high-risk procedures.