Use of the multifunction probing catheter as an adjunctive device for occluded vein graft intervention.
We describe the use of the multifunction probing catheter (Schneider, Bulach, Switzerland) as an adjunct to conventional techniques in the treatment of a recent vein graft occlusion by thrombus, in order to highlight a possible further use for this device.
Lowe
H C
HC
Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, Cardiology Department, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia. h.lowe@student.unsw.edu.au
Juergens
C P
CP
D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000209:etiology; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome