Key result
Coronary angioplasty with an oversized balloon caused a self-limited rupture in a five-month-old saphenous vein bypass graft, potentially predisposed by a lack of fibrous tissue.
Population
Patient with a five-month-old saphenous vein bypass graft undergoing coronary angioplasty
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Urges caution with oversized balloons in new vein grafts; leaves open fibrous tissue maturation as a rupture risk factor.
Highlights the risk of graft rupture when using oversized balloons during angioplasty of relatively new saphenous vein grafts, possibly due to a lack of fibrous tissue.
Drummer et al. (1987) studied this question. Coronary angioplasty with an oversized balloon caused a self-limited rupture in a five-month-old saphenous vein bypass graft, potentially predisposed by a lack of fibrous tissue.
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