A case of pure thrombus in a saphenous vein graft six years after bypass surgery.
A man showed a 90% narrowing at the origin of a saphenous vein graft (SVG) 6 years after bypass surgery. After 4 days of intravenous thrombolytic therapy the narrowing in the SVG disappeared completely. Thus, late stenosis of SVG can be caused by thrombosis not superimposed on organic narrowing.
Takatsu
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Department of Internal Medicine, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Aichi, Japan.
Osugi
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Furuta
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Shimizu
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Sugiishi
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D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator