A new use of the Simpson percutaneous atherectomy catheter: resection of retained valve cusps of an in-situ vein graft

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1995 Jan-Feb;18(1):50-2. doi: 10.1007/BF02807357.

Abstract

An in-situ saphenous vein graft occluded because of retained valve cusps. After aspiration thrombectomy, percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty was performed, but reocclusion occurred 11 months later. Following a second aspiration thrombectomy, the restenosed retained cusps were resected using the Simpson percutaneous atherectomy catheter. The graft remained patent until the patient's death from unrelated causes 6 months later.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angioplasty, Balloon
  • Atherectomy / instrumentation*
  • Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / surgery*
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / therapy
  • Humans
  • Recurrence
  • Saphenous Vein / surgery*
  • Saphenous Vein / transplantation*
  • Thrombectomy / methods
  • Thrombosis / surgery
  • Thrombosis / therapy
  • Vascular Patency