Combined distal embolization protection and rheolytic thrombectomy to facilitate percutaneous revascularization of totally occluded saphenous vein grafts

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 212-217

  Gaitonde, Rajdeep S ^a   Sharma, Naveen ^a   Von der Lohe, Elisabeth ^a   Kalaria, Vijay G ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AngioJet distal embolization; Coronary angioplasty; Distal protection device; PercuSurge; Rheolytic thrombectomy; Saphenous vein graft; Stent

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; HEPARIN;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEVICE; EMBOLISM; EMBOLISM PREVENTION; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; THROMBECTOMY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; BALLOON OCCLUSION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THROMBECTOMY;

EID: 0141790832     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10609     Document Type: Article

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