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European Heart Journal 1988 9(10):1098-1103;
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© 1988 The European Society of Cardiology

Restoring the function of a proximally stenosed or occluded sequential aortocoronary venous graft by PTCA of a bypassed native vessel: the ‘back-door technique’

H. W. M. PLOKKER{dagger},, J. M. P. G. ERNST{dagger}, E. T. BAL{dagger}, P. J. H. A. PEERENBOOM{dagger}, E. G. MAST{dagger}, E. C. J. M. VAN DEN BERG* and C. A. P. L. ASCOOP{dagger}

Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

Received 17 February 1988; revised 31 March 1988; .

Address for correspondence: H. W. M Plokker, M.D, Ph.D., St Antonius Hospital, P.O. box 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.

Abstract

If a sequential saphenous vein graft occludes proximally but its distal part remains open, it may act as a large intercoronary collateral. In such situations percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of a stenosis is one of the recipient native vessels may restore the function of the graft. In 250 of our patients who underwent PTCA after previous coronary artery bypass surgery, this technique could be used 20 times in 18 patients. PTCA was performed 3–101 months (mean 24.7 months) after bypass surgery. Complete revascularization could be achieved in all but three patients. Two patients had a small myocardial infarction during PTCA. The primary success rate was 95%. Two patients had a clinical and angiographic recurrence and underwent successful redilatation. Fourteen patients have remained symptom free during follow-up, which ranged from 4 to 44 months (mean 19.5 months). We conclude that this ‘back-door technique’ provides a new approach to symptomatic relief in patients with recurrent symptoms after previous sequential venous bypass grafting.

Key Words: Sequential aortocoronary venous bypass grafting • coronary angioplasty • coronary re-operation


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