Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of radial artery grafts
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Didier Blanchard MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Clinique Saint-Gatien, Cardiovascular Department, Tours, France
Clinique Saint-Gatien, 8 place de la Cathédrale, 37000 Tours, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorSamir Ztot MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorJean-Yves Pagny MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Clinique Alleray-Labrouste, Cardiovascular Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorKamel Boughalem MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorSalvatore Battaglia MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorAndré Bonnemazou MD
Clinique Saint-Gatien, Cardiovascular Department, Tours, France
Search for more papers by this authorOlivier Bar MD
Clinique Saint-Gatien, Cardiovascular Department, Tours, France
Search for more papers by this authorRoland Nader MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorFrançois Ledru MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorPatrick Henry MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorFrancis Baud MD
Clinique Saint-Gatien, Cardiovascular Department, Tours, France
Search for more papers by this authorJean-Léon Guermonprez MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Didier Blanchard MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Clinique Saint-Gatien, Cardiovascular Department, Tours, France
Clinique Saint-Gatien, 8 place de la Cathédrale, 37000 Tours, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorSamir Ztot MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorJean-Yves Pagny MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Clinique Alleray-Labrouste, Cardiovascular Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorKamel Boughalem MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorSalvatore Battaglia MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorAndré Bonnemazou MD
Clinique Saint-Gatien, Cardiovascular Department, Tours, France
Search for more papers by this authorOlivier Bar MD
Clinique Saint-Gatien, Cardiovascular Department, Tours, France
Search for more papers by this authorRoland Nader MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorFrançois Ledru MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorPatrick Henry MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorFrancis Baud MD
Clinique Saint-Gatien, Cardiovascular Department, Tours, France
Search for more papers by this authorJean-Léon Guermonprez MD
Hôpital Broussais, Cardiology Department, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
The radial artery is being used with increasing frequency to replace the saphenous vein as a coronary artery bypass graft, in the belief that it will provide improved long-term patency. Several centers have confirmed that the early results of surgery using the radial artery seem to be better than those obtained with saphenous grafts. Despite these apparent gains, early failure of the radial artery graft can occur and is frequently associated with symptomatic myocardial ischemia. Percutaneous angioplasty is an alternative to reoperation to treat lesions occurring on radial artery grafts. We report on 4 patients who underwent angioplasty of radial artery grafts. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Diagn. 45:400–404, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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