title: Percutaneous intervention over the origin of a saphenous vein graft anastomosed with the St. Jude Medical Symmetry Aortic Connector System.
abstract: We describe a percutaneous intervention performed over the proximal anastomoses of an aortocoronary saphenous vein graft that had been attached to the aorta 3 months before with the St. Jude Medical Symmetry Aortic Connector System. Technical aspects of procedure are discussed, and the experience previously reported in the literature related to this issue is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Central Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fuertes
authors.forename: Iñigo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Turiel
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Llosa
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suarez
authors.forename: Cesar Moris
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: de la Tassa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome