title: Percutaneous treatment of early occlusion of a complex arterial coronary graft: a case report.
abstract: The internal mammary arteries are now widely used for surgical myocardial revascularization. Because of its excellent long-term patency rates, re-do surgery is rarely requested and transluminal percutaneous angioplasty of these arterial grafts is still relatively infrequent. This procedure is performed mainly at the distal anastomotic site but also at the origin of the vessel from the subclavian artery, frequently just to treat a local traumatic dissection due to the catheter. We here report the case of a successful angioplasty and stenting of the body of the graft for an early total occlusion of a complex, bifurcated arterial bypass to the left coronary system.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit 2, Humanitas-Gavazzeni, Via Gavazzeni, 21 24125 Bergamo.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Andrea
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tavasci
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Savasta
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Passaretti
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sganzerla
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000175:diagnosis; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency