Synergistic use of sirolimus-eluting stents and intravascular ultrasound for the treatment of unprotected left main and vein graft disease

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2004 Mar;61(3):368-75. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10782.

Abstract

Treating unprotected left main disease and degenerated saphenous vein grafts by percutaneous intervention remains one of the more challenging situations facing interventional cardiologists. We present two cases showing how the use of sirolimus-eluting stents in combination with other novel techniques might alter treatment paradigms in the future.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Balloon Occlusion
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
  • Female
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / diagnostic imaging
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Male
  • Saphenous Vein / transplantation
  • Sirolimus / administration & dosage*
  • Stents*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Sirolimus