Total reconstruction of a diseased saphenous vein graft using autologous tissue-coated and conventional stents is feasible and can maintain patency at 6 months.
Feasible in a single case of saphenous vein graft reconstruction; leaves open durability and comparative efficacy versus standard approaches.
This is the first report of a total reconstruction of a diseased saphenous vein graft, with thrombus-containing lesion and multiple stenoses, by the implantation of arterial graft- and venous graft-coated stents, and of conventional stents. The procedure was successful without any complications, and follow-up angiography after 6 months revealed patency of the vessel.
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