Polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent to treat a patient with coronary artery aneurysm: A Case Report

Abstract

Coronary artery aneurysms are uncommon anomalies, usually detected incidentally during coronary angiography. The most common cause of this anomaly is atherosclerosis. There is no consensus regarding the treatment of coronary aneurysms. The treatment plan should consider the magnitude of the aneurysm, accompanying rupture, complications such as thromboembolism or susceptibility to these events, and accompanying coronary artery disease. The main treatment methods are a conservative approach, surgical trial, and percutaneous coronary trial. In our article we present a patient with coronary artery aneurysm with a critical narrowing in the circumflex artery which was treated with a polytetrafluoroethylene coated stent, and review the literature.

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