title: Coronary graft use of a new external mesh support.
abstract: Poor quality veins may result in early graft failure after coronary artery bypass grafting. Vein remodelling by means of external scaffolds has been attempted by various products. Here, we describe our use of a new external mesh support that is generally used in peripheral vascular bypasses in order to remodel a poor quality vein used in coronary revascularization. Early CT control demonstrated a good result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ancona Hospital, Via Conca 71, 60100 AN, Italy. grescigno@libero.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rescigno
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Angelini
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Alfonso
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Torracca
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome