Journal article
Expanding Retrograde Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysm Treated With Endovascular Coiling
Abstract
Saphenous vein graft aneurysm is a potentially fatal complication of coronary artery bypass grafting and usually requires surgery. This report describes endovascular coiling of a saphenous vein graft aneurysm that developed after redo coronary artery bypass grafting. The aneurysm occurred in a proximally occluded saphenous vein graft after revascularization of the same target vessel. The procedure required a retrograde approach through a patent …
Authors
Parry DJ; Winburn IC; Wilkins GT; Bunton RW
Journal
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol. 80, No. 6, pp. 2374–2376
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2005
DOI
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.07.083
ISSN
0003-4975