Total reconstruction of a diseased saphenous vein graft by means of conventional and autologous tissue-coated stents

C Stefanadis; K Toutouzas; E Tsiamis; C Vlachopoulos; I Kallikazaros; C Stratos; P Toutouzas

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199803)43:3<318::aid-ccd17>3.0.co;2-h

Total reconstruction of a diseased saphenous vein graft by means of conventional and autologous tissue-coated stents

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1998 Mar;43(3):318-21. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199803)43:3<318::aid-ccd17>3.0.co;2-h.

Authors

C Stefanadis¹, K Toutouzas, E Tsiamis, C Vlachopoulos, I Kallikazaros, C Stratos, P Toutouzas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Greece.

PMID: 9535373
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199803)43:3<318::aid-ccd17>3.0.co;2-h

Abstract

This is the first report of a total reconstruction of a diseased saphenous vein graft, with thrombus-containing lesion and multiple stenoses, by the implantation of arterial graft- and venous graft-coated stents, and of conventional stents. The procedure was successful without any complications, and follow-up angiography after 6 months revealed patency of the vessel.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon / instrumentation
Angioplasty, Balloon / methods*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects
Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Disease / surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / etiology
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Reoperation
Saphenous Vein / transplantation*
Stents*
Transplantation, Autologous
Vascular Patency