Bifurcating saphenous vein aorto-coronary bypass graft lesions: Treatment of left main equivalent using two filterwire EX™ distal protection devices
✍ Scribed by Verne M. Prosser; Steven R. Bailey
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 293 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Distal protection devices for the prevention of embolization during saphenous venous aorto‐coronary bypass graft intervention are currently considered standard of care. Branching or Y‐type saphenous vein grafts present a unique and challenging problem when a distal protection device is anticipated. We present a case in which two Filterwires™ were used simultaneously through two separate guiding catheters in a left main equivalent bifurcating saphenous vein graft (SVG) with significant ostial and proximal atherosclerotic lesions of both limbs, which supplied left anterior descending artery and circumflex artery territories. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.