Transient occlusion of an angioguard protection system by massive embolization during angioplasty of a degenerated aortocoronary saphenous vein graft

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 501-504

  Kindel, Martin ^a,b   Spiller, Paul ^a  

^a ASKLEPIOS HOSPITAL BARMBEK   (Germany)

^b Kardiologische Praxis Schloßgarten ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary angioplasty; Embolization; Myocardial infarction; Protection; Saphenous vein graft; Stent

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; HEPARIN;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE COURSE; FILTER; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; OCCLUSION; PROTECTION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VEIN GRAFT;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; AORTA; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; EMBOLISM; FILTRATION; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 0036199201     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10126     Document Type: Article

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