AORTOCORONARY BYPASS-GRAFTING WITH EXPANDED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE -12-YEAR PATENCY

Authors
MCLARTY AJ PHILLIPS MR HOLMES DR SCHAFF HV
Citation
Aj. Mclarty et al., AORTOCORONARY BYPASS-GRAFTING WITH EXPANDED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE -12-YEAR PATENCY, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 65(5), 1998, pp. 1442-1444
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
65
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1442 - 1444
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1998)65:5<1442:ABWEP->2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Prosthetic coronary artery bypass conduits are rarely used because the rate of thrombosis is inherently higher than that with autologous con duits. The low medium-term patency rates of prosthetic grafts have res tricted their use primarily to patients with inadequate autologous con duits or to selected emergencies. We describe a patient treated with e xpanded polytetrafluoroethylene who had documented patency 12 years af ter the operation. (C) 1998 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.