title: Catheterization of coronary artery bypass graft from the descending aorta.
abstract: The increasing frequency of reoperation for coronary artery disease has led to the use of a variety of grafts. This report describes the catheter technique for selective opacification of a saphenous vein graft from the descending thoracic aorta to the posterior coronary circulation.
authors.affiliation: Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Bilazarian
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Shemin
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mills
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000601:surgery; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation*