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Successful treatment of a saphenous vein graft perforation with an autologous vein‐covered stent
Author(s) -
Caputo Ronald P.,
Amin Nishith,
Marvasti Mehdi,
Wagner Susan,
Levy Carlton,
Giambartolomei Alessandro
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199912)48:4<382::aid-ccd12>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , stent , saphenous vein graft , perforation , vein , circumflex , percutaneous , angina , radiology , artery , cardiology , myocardial infarction , materials science , punching , metallurgy
A 52‐year‐old man with a history of prior coronary bypass surgery suffered recurrent angina and underwent percutaneous placement of a stent within the midportion of the saphenous vein graft to the marginal branch of the left circumflex coronary artery, which was complicated by a significant perforation. The perforation was successfully closed using an NIR stent covered with a segment of autologous antecubital vein. Subsequent surgical exploration confirmed successful closure of the perforation. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 48:382–386, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.