Catheterization of coronary artery bypass graft from the descending aorta.
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.
Bilazarian
S D
SD
Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
Shemin
R J
RJ
Mills
R M
RM
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*