Stenting of the right internal mammary artery graft and right coronary artery via a femoral approach.
We describe a case of balloon angioplasty and stenting of the right internal mammary artery (RIMA) graft anastomosis and the native right coronary artery through an in situ RIMA graft using two Bard XT stents (USCI Division of C.R. Bard, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts). This case illustrates the feasibility of transluminal angioplasty and stenting of RIMA grafts and the native coronary artery using a femoral artery approach.
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Department of Cardiology, Townsville General Hospital, 39 Fulham Road, Pimlico, Townsville, QLD 4810, Australia.
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D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D015607:Stents