title: Successful sealing of an angioplasty-related saphenous vein graft rupture with a PTFE-covered stent.
abstract: A patient developed severe hemodynamic compromise after saphenous vein graft rupture during high-pressure coronary stent deployment. Immediate balloon inflation followed by implantation of a polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent solved the problem. The next day, follow-up angiography confirmed persistent sealing of the rupture site. Clinical and angiographic features of vessel rupture during coronary angioplasty as well as several therapeutic options for this complication are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiologia Intervencionista, Hospital Universitario San Carlos, C/Martin Lagos s/n, Madrid, 28040, Spain.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hernandez-Antolin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Banuelos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alfonso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Escaned
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Ortiz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabaté
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Amador
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Macaya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D012421:Rupture; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000293:injuries* / Q000637:transplantation*; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene