Stenting the distal anastomotic site of the left internal mammary artery graft: a case report

The major problem associated with the long‐term patency of the internal mammary artery graft is the early occurrence of stenosis usually at its distal anastomotic site; its management by balloon angioplasty has been associated with a high success rate. We report the case of an unsuccessful balloon a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis 1994-06, Vol.32 (2), p.157-161
Hauptverfasser:	Hadjimiltiades, Stavros, Gourassas, John, Louridas, George, Tsifodimos, Dimitrios
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Angina, Unstable - complications Angina, Unstable - etiology Angina, Unstable - surgery Angioplasty, Balloon Biological and medical sciences coronary angioplasty Coronary Artery Bypass Humans Male mammary artery Medical sciences Middle Aged Myocardial Revascularization short stent stent Stents Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart
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Zusammenfassung:	The major problem associated with the long‐term patency of the internal mammary artery graft is the early occurrence of stenosis usually at its distal anastomotic site; its management by balloon angioplasty has been associated with a high success rate. We report the case of an unsuccessful balloon angioplasty of an anastomotic stenosis of a left internal mammary artery graft that was successfully managed by stenting with one‐half of a Palmaz‐Schatz stent. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss,Inc..
ISSN:	0098-6569 1097-0304
DOI:	10.1002/ccd.1810320211