1. Use of Lithotripsy in a Calcified Saphenous Vein Graft
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Menno van Gameren, MD, PhD, Jeroen Vos, MD, PhD, Alexander J.J. IJsselmuiden, MD, PhD, Ben J.L. Van den Branden, MD, PhD, Martijn Meuwissen, MD, PhD, Peter den Heijer, MD, PhD, and Bastiaan E. Schölzel, MD, PhD
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coronary artery bypass ,percutaneous coronary intervention ,stenosis ,stents ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Percutaneous coronary interventions in saphenous vein grafts can pose a variety of challenges, such as severely calcified lesions. If these lesions are nondilatable, lithotripsy can arguably be a proper tool for lesion preparation. We present a case in which a nondilatable, calcified saphenous vein graft was successfully treated using Shockwave lithotripsy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
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- 2020
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