Key result
First case report describes radial artery autologous coating for a conventional stent in CAD.
Case Report
Describes a novel technique using the radial artery as an autologous coating for a conventional stent in the treatment of coronary artery disease.
Novel autologous coating approach merits systematic evaluation; leaves open questions on safety, durability, and outcomes before any clinical consideration.
The radial artery has been used as a free bypass graft with excellent results. An autologous vein graft-coated stent, a novel type of stent developed at our institution, has been applied successfully under both experimental and clinical conditions. To extend the spectrum of biological linings for coated stents, we used an arterial graft. We describe the first application of the radial artery as an autologous coating for a conventional stent to be used in treatment of coronary artery disease.
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Stefanadis et al. (1997) conducted a case report in Coronary artery disease. Arterial autologous graft-stent (radial artery coating for a conventional stent) was evaluated. The first application of the radial artery as an autologous coating for a conventional stent was described for the treatment of coronary artery disease.
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