No-reflow phenomenon during treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis with a Paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter

Han-Hee Chung; Keon-Woong Moon; Mi-Hyang Jung; Hae-Kyung Yang; Kyung-Seon Park; Ki-Dong Yoo

doi:10.4070/kcj.2012.42.6.431

No-reflow phenomenon during treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis with a Paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter

Korean Circ J. 2012 Jun;42(6):431-3. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2012.42.6.431. Epub 2012 Jun 28.

Authors

Han-Hee Chung¹, Keon-Woong Moon, Mi-Hyang Jung, Hae-Kyung Yang, Kyung-Seon Park, Ki-Dong Yoo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.

Abstract

Drug-eluting balloon (DEB) with angioplasty a paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter is an effective treatment option in patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR) after a drug-eluting stent (DES). We describe a case in which 'no-reflow' phenomenon developed after DEB angioplasty of a DES ISR lesion. Coronary flow was restored after intracoronary administration of nicorandil.

Keywords: Complications; Coronary restenosis; No-reflow phenomenon.