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Everolimus-induced Pneumonitis after Drug-eluting Stent Implantation: A Case Report

Authors: Susumu Sakamoto, Naoshi Kikuchi, Atsuo Ichikawa, Go Sano, Keita Satoh, Keishi Sugino, Kazutoshi Isobe, Yujiro Takai, Kazutoshi Shibuya, Sakae Homma

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 4/2013

Abstract

Despite the wide use of everolimus as an antineoplastic coating agent for coronary stents to reduce the rate of restenosis, little is known about the health hazards of everolimus-eluting stents (EES). We describe a case of pneumonitis that developed 2 months after EES implantation for angina. Lung pathology demonstrated an organizing pneumonia pattern that responded to corticosteroid therapy. Although the efficacy of EES for ischemic heart disease is well established, EES carries a risk of pneumonitis.

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Title: Everolimus-induced Pneumonitis after Drug-eluting Stent Implantation: A Case Report
Authors: Susumu Sakamoto
Naoshi Kikuchi
Atsuo Ichikawa
Go Sano
Keita Satoh
Keishi Sugino
Kazutoshi Isobe
Yujiro Takai
Kazutoshi Shibuya
Sakae Homma
Publication date: 01-08-2013
Publisher: Springer New York
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-012-0477-y

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Everolimus-induced Pneumonitis after Drug-eluting Stent Implantation: A Case Report

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