TITLE:
Successful Percutaneous Treatment of Coronary Artery Ectasia with Drug-Eluting Stent
AUTHORS:
Bhupesh Rajanikant Shah, Ashok S. Thakkar
KEYWORDS:
Coronary Artery Ectasia, Drug Eluting Stent, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.5 No.20,
November
11,
2014
ABSTRACT: Coronary artery ectasia is well-known but relatively uncommon finding with prevalence ranging from 1.2% to 5.3%. Coronary artery ectasia has been associated with atherosclerosis in approximately half of the cases. Here, we are presenting a case of male patient who experienced myocardial infarction and was diagnosed with coronary artery ectasia in proximal-mid junction of left anterior descending artery with stenotic lesion. The patient was successfully treated with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.