TY - JOUR
T1 - Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of a totally occluded venous bypass graft
T2 - A challenge that should be resisted
AU - de Feyter, Pim J.
AU - Serruys, Patrick
AU - van den Brand, Marcel
AU - Meester, Hannie
AU - Beatt, Kevin
AU - Suryapranata, Harry
PY - 1989/7/1
Y1 - 1989/7/1
N2 - Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is an accepted treatment for stenoses of bypass grafts1,2 and for total coronary artery occlusions.3,5 It follows that the same treatment would also be appropriate for total occlusions of saphenous aortocoronary bypass grafts. This report describes our clinical experience with attempted dilatation of totally occluded saphenous bypass grafts.
AB - Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is an accepted treatment for stenoses of bypass grafts1,2 and for total coronary artery occlusions.3,5 It follows that the same treatment would also be appropriate for total occlusions of saphenous aortocoronary bypass grafts. This report describes our clinical experience with attempted dilatation of totally occluded saphenous bypass grafts.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0024327427
U2 - 10.1016/0002-9149(89)90658-9
DO - 10.1016/0002-9149(89)90658-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 2525867
AN - SCOPUS:0024327427
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 64
SP - 88
EP - 90
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 1
ER -