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Percutaneous coronary intervention in two occluded arms of a saphenous ‘Y’‐graft: The importance of protecting both of your arms
Author(s) -
Chan Roger S.,
Duong Michael H.,
Kaplan Aaron V.
Publication year - 2007
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.21132
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous coronary intervention , percutaneous , interventional cardiology , surgery , cardiology , myocardial infarction
Percutaneous intervention in saphenous vein grafts (SVG) carries a higher risk of distal embolization than intervention in a native vessel, and use of a distal protection device has been shown to improve the outcomes in SVG interventions. We describe an intervention done in an unexpected ‘Y’ SVG which required dual distal protection with Filterwires placed in both limbs of the diseased graft and which was performed via a 6 Fr guide catheter. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.