Percutaneous Saphenous Vein Graft Interventions with and without Distal Filter Wire Protection

Abstract

When distal filter wire protection is used in high risk SVG lesions, the clinical outcome of percutaneous interventions may be equal to low risk SVG lesions without filter wire protection.

Magnetic‐Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Enabled by Two‐Dimensional Guidewire Steering and Three‐Dimensional Virtual Angioscopy: Initial Experiences in Daily Clinical Practice

“…Therapy‐resistant angina pectoris may encourage the cardiologist to intervene in target lesions located in distal vessel segments. In case of prior coronary bypass grafting, a critical stenosis may be only reached via accessing a previously implanted bypass graft 3,4 . Recently, a magnetic navigation and steering system (Niobe II ® MNS; Stereotaxis Inc., St. Louis, MO, USA) was introduced into the field of vascular and coronary intervention 5–7 .…”