OPD7282: Which statement about the stent status four months after the procedure is true?

• A. Widely patent proximal circumflex stent
• B. Complete occlusion of SVG to circ marginal
• C. 0% left main stenosis
• D. Patent SVG to PDA

Answer: (A)

The main idea is understanding what four months after a stent implant looks like for the treated vessel. In this time frame, the most reliable indicator of success is that the stented native coronary segment remains widely patent, meaning there’s no significant restenosis or occlusion and blood flow is unobstructed. Seeing the proximal circumflex stent described as widely patent fits this expectation and reflects a favorable outcome for the treated artery.

Other statements point to issues in different structures (a graft) or describe a status for a different vessel (left main) that isn’t the direct measure of the stented segment’s success. Graft occlusion to the circ marginal could happen but is not the typical or desired four-month status of the stented native vessel, and left main stenosis or a patent SVG to PDA describe other vessels rather than the stented artery itself.