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Retrograde recanalization of native coronary artery chronic occlusions via acutely occluded vein grafts
Author(s) -
Brilakis Emmanouil S.,
Banerjee Subhash,
Lombardi William L.
Publication year - 2009
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.22196
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombus , cardiology , coronary artery disease , vein , percutaneous , artery , occlusion , surgery , saphenous vein graft , percutaneous coronary intervention , radiology , myocardial infarction
Abstract Treatment of acutely occluded saphenous vein grafts may be challenging due to large thrombus burden and diffuse disease. We report two cases of thrombotic saphenous vein graft occlusion, in which after percutaneous attempts to recanalize the saphenous vein graft failed, the target native coronary artery chronic total occlusions were successfully treated using a retrograde approach. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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