Coronary angioplasty to relieve a kinked venous bypass conduit.
An unusual case of kinking of a freshly placed venous bypass conduit was treated by PTCA and catheter traction. This provided translational movement of the conduit with loss of angulation, relief of kinking, and resumption of normal flow.
Broderick
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TM
Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Wolf
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RK
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D011183:Postoperative Complications