title: Total reconstruction of a diseased saphenous vein graft by means of conventional and autologous tissue-coated stents.
abstract: This is the first report of a total reconstruction of a diseased saphenous vein graft, with thrombus-containing lesion and multiple stenoses, by the implantation of arterial graft- and venous graft-coated stents, and of conventional stents. The procedure was successful without any complications, and follow-up angiography after 6 months revealed patency of the vessel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsiamis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vlachopoulos
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kallikazaros
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stratos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D015607:Stents; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014654:Vascular Patency