Extraction atherectomy for the recanalization of totally occluded aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts.

Autor: Sullebarger JT; University of South Florida, Cardiology Division, Tampa 33612-4799, USA., Puleo J
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis [Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn] 1995 Dec; Vol. 36 (4), pp. 339-43.
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810360413
Abstrakt: This report describes the successful treatment of totally occluded aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts with percutaneous transluminal extraction atherectomy (TEC) in three patients with severe angina and high reoperative surgical risk. The method presented here may provide an alternative to overnight urokinase infusion or repeat surgery in high risk patients.
Databáze: MEDLINE