Percutaneous Treatment of a Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm Using a Covered Stent With a Drug-Eluting Stent "Sandwich"

Aishwarya Umashankar1, Montasir H Ali2, Mostafa Abdelmaaboud2

  • 1General Medicine, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, GBR.

Cureus
|December 9, 2025
PubMed

Insights

Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) are rare but serious. A novel "sandwich technique" using covered and drug-eluting stents successfully treated a proximal right CAA causing acute coronary syndrome.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Vascular Medicine

Background:

  • Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to rarity and potential complications.
  • Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) can arise from non-atherosclerotic causes, including CAAs.

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