title: Angioplasty of an oversized venous bypass graft using two fixed wire systems.
abstract: Oversized saphenous vein bypass grafts may be inadequately dilated using currently available coronary angioplasty catheters. The hugging balloon technique has been previously described for lesions in large saphenous vein grafts. We report the initial use of the hugging balloon technique using two fixed wire angioplasty catheters in an oversized saphenous vein graft.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Weston
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rinde-Hoffman
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein