Retrograde recanalization of native coronary artery chronic occlusions via acutely occluded vein grafts

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Jan 1;75(1):109-13. doi: 10.1002/ccd.22196.

Abstract

Treatment of acutely occluded saphenous vein grafts may be challenging due to large thrombus burden and diffuse disease. We report two cases of thrombotic saphenous vein graft occlusion, in which after percutaneous attempts to recanalize the saphenous vein graft failed, the target native coronary artery chronic total occlusions were successfully treated using a retrograde approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary* / instrumentation
  • Chronic Disease
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Occlusion / complications
  • Coronary Occlusion / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Occlusion / therapy*
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / diagnostic imaging
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / etiology
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Saphenous Vein / diagnostic imaging
  • Saphenous Vein / transplantation*
  • Stents
  • Thrombectomy
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Thrombosis / etiology
  • Thrombosis / therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome