Abstract
Years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, plaque formation or graft degeneration is a major concern. Saphenous vein grafts (SVG) are vulnerable to degeneration and occlusion, leading to poorer long-term disease because of atherosclerotic degeneration. The main mechanism responsible for SVG failure is neointimal hyperplasia and the occluded SVG is treated with percutaneous coronary intervention, mostly with the use of additional protection devices. Graft intervention for the diffuse degeneration of SVG can be performed with the use of suitable hardware without the distal protection device being required. The authors herein report the case of a 63-year-old female who presented with degenerated SVG to the left anterior descending artery with anastomotic stenosis, 6 years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. She was successfully treated with three ultra-thin sirolimus-eluting stents in SVG to the left anterior descending artery, without the use of any embolic protection device.
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