Mid-term follow-up after retrograde recanalization of chronically occluded saphenous vein graft

Clinical Research in Cardiology - Tập 99 - Trang 257-259 - 2010
Alfredo R. Galassi1, Salvatore D. Tomasello1, Luca Costanzo1, Corrado Tamburino1
1Clinical Division of Cardiology, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, ETNA Foundation, Catania, Italy

Tóm tắt

We reported a case of 55-year-old male with an ostial chronically occluded saphenous vein graft which was recanalized by retrograde approach through an epicardial collateral channel with implantation of three drug eluting stents. Six-month coronary angiography showed the patency of graft and distal native vessel diameter enhancement.

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