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Table 2 Baseline characteristics and treatment profile of all patients who developed aneurysms after Everolimus eluting Xience stents

From: Case series of coronary artery aneurysms after Everolimus eluting stent implantation and comparison with Sirolimus eluting stents

 

Patient A

Patient B

Patient C

Patient D

Patient characteristics

 Age

68 years

69 years

71 years

54 years

 Sex

Male

Male

Female

Male

 Hypertension

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Diabetes mellitus

No

Yes

No

No

Lesion characteristic

 Long/diffuse lesion (> 20 mm)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 % Stenosis

100%

90–95%

80%

99%

 Artery involved

LAD

LAD

RCA

LAD

Initial angioplasty details

 Stent size deployed

2.75 × 28 mm

2.75 × 33 mm

2.5 × 38 mm

3 × 28 mm

 Stent type

Xience V

Xience Prime LL

Xience Prime LL

Xience V

 Metal alloy in stent

L605 cobalt chromium

L605 cobalt chromium

L605 cobalt chromium

L605 cobalt chromium

 Drug polymer

Acrylate primer and a fluorinated copolymer

Acrylate primer and a fluorinated copolymer

Acrylate primer and a fluorinated copolymer

Acrylate primer and a fluorinated copolymer

 Drug eluting

Everolimus

Everolimus

Everolimus

Everolimus

 Post dilatation

3 mm at 15 atm

3 mm at 13 atm

2.75 mm at 16 atm

3.5 mm at 15 atm

 Dual anti-platelet drugs

Ticagrelor + ecospirin

Clopidogrel + ecospirin

Clopidogrel + ecospirin

Ticagrelor + ecospirin

Patient re admission presentation

 Fever

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

 Unstable angina

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Days after initial angioplasty

4 months

3.5 months

2.5 months

7 months

 TLC during re-admission

6600/µL

7900/µL

9700/µL

8200/µL

 Eosinophil count

600/µL

800/µL

1500/µL

800/µL

 Aneurysm details

One large saccular aneurysm

Three large saccular aneurysms

Two–three small fusiform aneurysms

Two large saccular aneurysms

 Arterial segment involved

Proximal LAD

Proximal LAD

Distal RCA

Left main and proximal LAD

Second admission treatment

 Angioplasty

Covered stent (3.5 × 26 mm)

Covered stent (3.5 × 19 mm)

Drug eluting stent (2.75 × 23 mm)

Operative repair and grafting

 Outcome

Expired

Expired

Alive

Alive