Coronary bypass with Gore-Tex graft.
The case is presented of a 68-year-old man who previously had undergone aorta-coronary bypass. During a 3 year interval the coronary disease progressed, so that a once insignification lesion necessitated reoperation. A Gore-Tex vascular graft was chosen as a substitute because of the lack of saphenous vein. Three months posoperatively the patient's recatheterization study showed patency of the Gore-Tex graft placed in the distal righ coronary artery, and there was a satisfactory clinical result. No anticoagulants have been given to the patient after the operation.
D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D012008:Recurrence
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene