Abstract:The results and complications of a single-center experience of stent implantation in old saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) need to be defined. The authors studied their initial consecutive 92 patients (125 stents, 1.4 stents/per patient) with a mean age of 67+/-9 years. The patients' mean saphenous vein graft (SVG) age was 10+/-4 years, and the mean left ventricular ejection fraction was 46%+/-15. Patient population included unstable angina (65%), stable angina (10%), myocardial infarction (21%), and silent ischemi… Show more
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