Fourteen month follow-up angioscopic findings of a sirolimus-eluting stent implanted in a 15-year-old saphenous vein graft.
Saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) are common, as is their degeneration and early failure after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Percutaneous SVG intervention with drug-eluting stents (DES) was associated with superior short-term clinical outcomes. However, SVG intervention compared with coronary intervention often results in distal embolisation and periprocedural myocardial infarction. In this case, we discuss 9 and 14 month follow-up neointimal coverage of a DES implanted in a 15 year-old SVG and other morphological changes using angioscopy.
Ichikawa
Minoru
M
Cardiovascular Division, Kawachi General Hospital, Ymakura, Osaka, Japan.
Yutani
Chikao
C
Hayashi
Takaharu
T
Nakata
Tsuyoshi
T
Iwata
Akio
A
Lim
Young-Jae
YJ
Mishima
Masayoshi
M
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017546:Angioscopy; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013997:Time Factors
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D020123:Sirolimus