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Angioplasty of a large aortocoronary bypass graft utilizing a single oversized balloon catheter
P Esente1, A Giambartolomei, M J Reger
1Cardiovascular Laboratory, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, NY 13023.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
|May 1, 1990
Abstract:
Angioplasty of large saphenous vein grafts may present problems because of unavailability of adequately sized balloon dilatation catheters. We report a case of successful PTCA of a left anterior descending graft by using a 5 mm balloon and a standard 8F guiding catheter.