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Treatment of a saphenous vein graft to right ventricle fistula with a PTFE‐covered stent: A case report
Author(s) -
Smith Robert W.,
Schussler Jeffrey M.,
Anwar Azam,
Donsky Michael S.
Publication year - 2001
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/ccd.1327
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , fistula , saphenous vein graft , ventricle , surgery , vein , radiology , covered stent , cardiology , artery
This report demonstrates the use of a covered stent for the correction of a fistula from a saphenous vein graft to the right ventricle. The use of this stent resulted in complete obliteration of the fistulous tract and restoration of flow into the sequential limb of the graft. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;54:531–532. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.