Left internal mammary artery graft perforation repair using polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stents.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
; 51(1): 78-82, 2000 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-10973025
ABSTRACT
The increase in the use of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) as graft of choice to the left anterior descending coronary artery for conventional and minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery has led to an increased incidence of LIMA pathologic lesions early after surgery. The lesion, commonly located in the body of the LIMA graft, is usually caused by mechanical injury during harvesting of the vessel. In this context, percutaneous intervention with stent implantation can be complicated by vessel rupture, which usually requires emergency surgical repair. We describe two cases of stent implantation in newly placed LIMA grafts complicated by vessel rupture, which were successfully repaired using polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stents.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Politetrafluoroetileno
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Heridas Penetrantes
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Stents
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Arterias Mamarias
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia