Open AccessTwo Cases of Percutaneous Intervention for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Anastomoses With Paclitaxel-Eluting Balloon Catheters
Author(s) -
JaeSun Uhm,
Wook-Sung Chung,
Seok Jong Lee,
Ah Young Shin,
Soo-Yeon Jung,
Chan-Joon Kim,
Suk-Min Seo,
HunJun Park,
Pum-Joon Kim,
Kiyuk Chang,
KiBae Seung
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
korean circulation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.809
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1738-5555
pISSN - 1738-5520
DOI - 10.4070/kcj.2011.41.11.685
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , percutaneous coronary intervention , paclitaxel , stenosis , balloon , artery , balloon catheter , cardiology , angiography , vein , surgery , catheter , radiology , myocardial infarction , chemotherapy
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) intervention, particularly anastomosis site intervention, is challenging for interventional cardiologists. A paclitaxel-eluting balloon catheter (SeQuent Please) is a recently-introduced device capable of delivering paclitaxel homogeneously into the targeted vessel wall. We herein report our experience with two cases. In the first case, coronary angiography showed significant stenosis at the site of anastomosis between the saphenous vein graft and the left anterior descending artery (LAD). In the second case, coronary angiography showed significant stenosis at the site of anastomosis between the left internal mammary artery and the LAD. We performed percutaneous intervention of these CABG anastomoses using paclitaxel-eluting balloon catheters, and obtained favorable angiographic and clinical outcomes.