title: Severe stenosis of anastomoses by using the symmetry aortic connector system.
abstract: The St. Jude Medical Symmetry Aortic Connector System was developed to create the proximal vein graft anastomoses in coronary artery bypass grafting. We describe three symptomatic patients with severe stenosis of the proximal anastomosis several months after using the Symmetry aortic connector system. Intravascular ultrasound study showed anastomotic neointimal hyperplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital, Málaga, Spain. makjom@teleline.es
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Melero
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Porras
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Such
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Olalla
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alonso
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000601:surgery; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000295:instrumentation; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D009532:Nickel; D012086:Reoperation; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014025:Titanium; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D009532:Nickel; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D014025:Titanium; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin