Polytetrafluorethylene-covered stent for the treatment of narrowings in aorticocoronary saphenous vein grafts

Polytetrafluorethylene-covered stent for the treatment of narrowings in aorticocoronary saphenous vein grafts

We compared the outcome of patients with saphenous graft disease treated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered stents or noncovered stents. Angio graphic success was similar; non-Q-wave myocardial infarction was lower in the PTFE group (p = 0.06) and long-term major cardiac events and restenos...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of cardiology 2000-08, Vol.86 (3), p.343
Hauptverfasser: Briguori, Carlo, De Gregorio, Joseph, Nishida, Takahiro, Adamian, Milena
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Sprache:eng
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Cardiovascular disease
Coronary vessels
Stents
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Zusammenfassung:We compared the outcome of patients with saphenous graft disease treated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered stents or noncovered stents. Angio graphic success was similar; non-Q-wave myocardial infarction was lower in the PTFE group (p = 0.06) and long-term major cardiac events and restenosis rate were similar in the 2 groups. Implantation of PTFEcovered stent in vein graft disease seems to reduce the occurrence of distal embolization.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913