Coronary angioplasty through an old saphenous vein graft: is it a safe procedure?
A 60-year-old man had myocardial revascularization 13 years ago by means of coronary by-pass surgery. During the described admission, he underwent coronary angioplasty to the marginal branch of the left circumflex artery using the saphenous vein graft as the means of approach. After the procedure, thrombosis occurred within the venous segment with severe reduction of flow despite the atherosclerotic lesion itself being successfully dilated. The patient died one hour later.
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation