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Stenting the distal anastomotic site of the left internal mammary artery graft: a case report
S Hadjimiltiades1, J Gourassas, G Louridas
1AHEPA General Hospital, University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
|June 1, 1994
Abstract:
The major problem associated with the long-term patency of the internal mammary artery graft is the early occurrence of stenosis usually at its distal anastomotic site; its management by balloon angioplasty has been associated with a high success rate. We report the case of an unsuccessful balloon angioplasty of an anastomotic stenosis of a left internal mammary artery graft that was successfully managed by stenting with one-half of a Palmaz-Schatz stent.