title: Fourteen month follow-up angioscopic findings of a sirolimus-eluting stent implanted in a 15-year-old saphenous vein graft.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Kawachi General Hospital, Ymakura, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Chikao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yutani
authors.forename: Takaharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Young-Jae
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mishima
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D020123:Sirolimus