The use of a Perma-Flow graft for coronary artery bypass surgery

C Schmid; M Weyand; S Kerber; G Breithardt; H H Scheld

doi:10.1016/s1010-7940(96)80153-9

The use of a Perma-Flow graft for coronary artery bypass surgery

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1996;10(4):284-6. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(96)80153-9.

Authors

C Schmid¹, M Weyand, S Kerber, G Breithardt, H H Scheld

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Münster, Germany.

PMID: 8740066
DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(96)80153-9

Abstract

We report on our first clinical use of a Perma-Flow graft for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). It may well be that repeated successful use of this graft will offer a chance for revascularization to patients who might otherwise have been denied for lack of appropriate vessels.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Biocompatible Materials / therapeutic use
Blood Vessel Prosthesis* / methods
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass / instrumentation*
Coronary Artery Bypass / methods
Coronary Circulation / physiology
Coronary Disease / surgery
Female
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / diagnosis
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / surgery*
Graft Survival
Humans
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Reoperation
Vascular Patency

Substances

Biocompatible Materials
Polytetrafluoroethylene