Angioplasty of an oversized venous bypass graft using two fixed wire systems

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1991 Jul;23(3):205-7. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810230314.

Abstract

Oversized saphenous vein bypass grafts may be inadequately dilated using currently available coronary angioplasty catheters. The hugging balloon technique has been previously described for lesions in large saphenous vein grafts. We report the initial use of the hugging balloon technique using two fixed wire angioplasty catheters in an oversized saphenous vein graft.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Constriction, Pathologic / diagnostic imaging
  • Constriction, Pathologic / therapy
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / diagnostic imaging
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Saphenous Vein