title: Early ostial vein graft stenosis: management by atherectomy.
abstract: During the initial perioperative period (1 mo to 1 yr) after saphenous vein coronary grafting, early stenosis and occlusion occurs in 5-8% of grafts due to intimal hyperplasia. We report a patient who developed ostial stenosis within 4 mo of bypass surgery at the aortotomy site of two vein grafts. Balloon angioplasty of the elastic stenoses did not provide significant luminal enlargement, but successful treatment of the lesions was obtained using directional atherectomy. Histological examination demonstrated intimal hyperplasia. Directional atherectomy may be an excellent technique for treatment of elastic ostial vein graft stenoses in lieu of conventional balloon dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Charles A. Dana Research Institute, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Kuntz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Piana
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Schnitt
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Safian
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Baim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*