Fig. 3

Coronary angiogram 11 days after admission. The right coronary artery appeared normal (a). The left circumflex coronary artery was also normal; however, the mid left anterior descending coronary artery showed a braid-like appearance (b, c white arrows). Balloon inflation was performed using a scoring device and a buddy wire (d). A braid-like appearance was observed even after inflating the balloon with a scoring device (e white arrows). An everolimus-eluting stent was subsequently implanted with nominal pressure (10 atm) (f). The honeycomb-like structure was completely compressed following stent implantation (g, h). After 14 months, we examined the stent implantation site in the mid-LAD and confirmed that there had not been a recurrence of stenosis (i, j)