Why the study?
Does an autologous vein-covered stent successfully close a saphenous vein graft perforation?
Does an autologous vein-covered stent successfully close a saphenous vein graft perforation?
An autologous vein-covered stent can be used to successfully seal a coronary perforation complicating percutaneous intervention in a saphenous vein graft.
Supports feasibility of autologous vein-covered stents for SVG perforation; leaves open need for prospective validation.
A 52-year-old man with a history of prior coronary bypass surgery suffered recurrent angina and underwent percutaneous placement of a stent within the midportion of the saphenous vein graft to the marginal branch of the left circumflex coronary artery, which was complicated by a significant perforation. The perforation was successfully closed using an NIR stent covered with a segment of autologous antecubital vein. Subsequent surgical exploration confirmed successful closure of the perforation. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 48:382-386, 1999.
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