title: Efficacy of angioscopy in determining the effectiveness of intracoronary urokinase and TEC atherectomy thrombus removal from an occluded saphenous vein graft prior to stent implantation.
abstract: Percutaneous revascularization of thrombus containing saphenous vein grafts is associated with a high incidence of acute complications. This case report describes successful revascularization of an occluded vein graft employing angioscopically guided sequential urokinase infusion, TEC atherectomy and stent implantation.
authors.affiliation: William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan 48073, USA.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Safian
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Grines
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: O'Neill
mesh_terms: D017546:Angioscopy; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012501:Saphenous Vein; D015607:Stents; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator