ARTERIAL AUTOLOGOUS GRAFT-STENT FOR TREATMENT OF CORONARY-ARTERY DISEASE - A NEW TECHNIQUE

Authors
STEFANADIS C TSIAMIS E VLACHOPOULOS C TOUTOUZAS K GIATRAKOS N TSIOUFIS C DIAMANTOPOULOS L TOUTOUZAS P
Citation
C. Stefanadis et al., ARTERIAL AUTOLOGOUS GRAFT-STENT FOR TREATMENT OF CORONARY-ARTERY DISEASE - A NEW TECHNIQUE, Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, 40(3), 1997, pp. 302-307
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00986569
Volume
40
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
302 - 307
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-6569(1997)40:3<302:AAGFTO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The radial artery has been used as a free bypass graft with excellent results. An autologous vein graft-coated stent, a novel type of stent developed at our institution, has been applied successfully under both experimental and clinical conditions. To extend the spectrum of biolo gical linings for coated stents, we used an arterial graft. We describ e the first application of the radial artery as an autologous coating for a conventional stent to be used in treatment of coronary artery di sease. (C) 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.