title: Rotational atherectomy of calcified ostial saphenous vein graft lesion with long term follow-up: a case report.
abstract: Rotational atherectomy, though widely used for calcified and difficult lesions, has not been used in vein graft lesions. We performed rotational atherectomy on a 75-year-old male with a calcified ostial lesion in an 11-year-old vein graft. No complications were encountered and good result was obtained. Angiogram at 10 months revealed no restenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Abhyankar
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Vaidya
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bernstein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D017073:Atherectomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation*