CASE REPORT article
Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Sec. Coronary Artery Disease
This article is part of the Research TopicCase Reports in Coronary Artery Disease: 2025View all 18 articles
Case Series: Drug-coated balloon-only strategy for coronary artery lesions with aneurysms in the chronic phase
Provisionally accepted
- Yamato Kashihara Byoin, Kashihara, Japan
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Abstract Introduction: Coronary aneurysms are rare; therefore, treatment strategies for coronary lesions with aneurysms remain elusive. We describe three cases of coronary artery lesions with aneurysms in patients treated with drug-coated balloons (DCBs). Case description: Case 1 had ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with a right coronary artery aneurysm treated with a paclitaxel DCB. Case 2 had stenoses of the left anterior descending artery and diagonal branch, along with a coronary aneurysm treated using paclitaxel DCBs. Case 3 had a calcified left anterior descending artery with an aneurysm treated using a paclitaxel DCB. The acute outcomes of these cases were favorable, and prognoses based on follow-up computed tomography angiography findings in the chronic phase were also favorable. Conclusion: DCBs may be one option for treating coronary artery stenosis or occlusion.
Keywords: Coronary Aneurysm, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Drug-coated balloon, Cardiac, computed tomography, case series, prognosis
Received: 22 Sep 2025; Accepted: 24 Oct 2025.
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* Correspondence: Yu Sugawara, waegurorunsra@hotmail.co.jp
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