Coronary vasomotion dysfunction after everolimus-eluting stent implantation

Interv Med Appl Sci. 2014 Dec;6(4):178-82. doi: 10.1556/IMAS.6.2014.4.6. Epub 2014 Dec 22.

Abstract

First generation drug-eluting stent can cause a paradoxical "in-segment" coronary vasoconstriction. This phenomenon was seen with sirolimus, paclitaxel, and, more recently, also with zotarolimus-eluting stent. For the first time, we describe a case of coronary-induced vasoconstriction by everolimus-eluting stents (EES).

Keywords: DES; coronary artery disease; coronary flow reserve; coronary spasm; everolimus-eluting stent.

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  • Case Reports

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Funding sources: No financial support was received for this study.