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Case Reports
. 2000 Sep;51(1):69-73.
doi: 10.1002/1522-726x(200009)51:1<69::aid-ccd16>3.0.co;2-g.

Balloon occlusion and transluminal aspiration of saphenous vein grafts to prevent distal embolization

B C Stein  1 , J Moses, P S Teirstein
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Balloon occlusion and transluminal aspiration of saphenous vein grafts to prevent distal embolization

B C Stein et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2000 Sep.

Abstract

Distal embolization is a common complication of percutaneous intervention in saphenous vein grafts. This may lead to the "no reflow" phenomenon and subsequent myocardial infarction. We describe a case in which we occluded the distal portion of a saphenous vein graft with a balloon to prevent distal embolization, performed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, and then successfully aspirated the particulate debris with a Dorros/Probing catheter.

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