title: Two cases of percutaneous intervention for coronary artery bypass graft anastomoses with Paclitaxel-eluting balloon catheters.
abstract: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) intervention, particularly anastomosis site intervention, is challenging for interventional cardiologists. A paclitaxel-eluting balloon catheter (SeQuent Please) is a recently-introduced device capable of delivering paclitaxel homogeneously into the targeted vessel wall. We herein report our experience with two cases. In the first case, coronary angiography showed significant stenosis at the site of anastomosis between the saphenous vein graft and the left anterior descending artery (LAD). In the second case, coronary angiography showed significant stenosis at the site of anastomosis between the left internal mammary artery and the LAD. We performed percutaneous intervention of these CABG anastomoses using paclitaxel-eluting balloon catheters, and obtained favorable angiographic and clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Sun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Uhm
authors.forename: Wook-Sung
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Seok Jong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ah Young
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Soo-Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Chan-Joon
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Suk-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Hun-Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Pum-Joon
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kiyuk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Ki-Bae
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Seung