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Endovascular management of immediate procedure-related complications of failed hemodialysis access recanalization.

Endovascular procedures are becoming the standard type of care for the management of hemodialysis vascular access dysfunction. As with any type of medical procedure, these techniques can result in procedure-related complications, although the expected number of complications is low. The clinical extent of these complications varies from case to case. Management of these cases depends on the clinical presentation. Major complications such as vein rupture, arterial embolism, remote site bleeding or hematoma, symptomatic pulmonary embolism and puncture site complications necessitating treatment require major therapy. Minor complications such as non-flow compromising small puncture site hematoma or pseudoaneurysms require little or no therapy. It is essential that the interventionist be prepared to manage these complications appropriately when they arise.

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PubMed1999

Spontaneous recanalization of postoperative severe graft stenosis. What is the cause and prognosis of the "string sign" in the internal thoracic artery?

A 68-year-old female with unstable angina was treated surgically. She was referred to the surgical ward by cardiologists because of a diagnosis of unstable angina with three vessel disease. On a coronary angiogram (CAG), 90% stenoses were found in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), circumflex (CX), and right coronary artery (RCA). She received elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), in which the left internal thoracic artery (LITA) was anastomosed to the LAD and reversed saphenous vein grafts (SVG) were made to segment 12 of the CX, and segment 4PD of the RCA, respectively. The postoperative course was uneventful, but postoperative early graftgraphy revealed distal narrowing of the LITA graft as the so-called "string sign". However, one year post surgery, the LITA string sign was not found and its patency had markedly improved on the second graftgram. It is reported that the LITA "string sign" might cause late graft occlusion. However, this LITA graft evidently enlarged the size and increased the flow of the artery in proportion to myocardial blood demand. To our knowledge, it has not been reported that an in situ LITA string sign on postoperative early graftgram has disappeared in the late phase. We hypothesize that the LITA string sign might be caused by several different factors such as flow competition, spasm, and/or technical problems. In any event, the LITA string sign does not cause graft occlusion in the late postoperative period in every case.

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Magnarail probing catheter: new tool for balloon recanalization of chronic total coronary occlusions.

The Magnarail probing catheter (Schneider Europe), a new tool for angioplasty of chronic total coronary occlusions, consists of a 135 cm/3.4 French single lumen shaft with the distal 17 cm (4.5 French) featuring a double lumen (Monorail section). The long lumen serves for contrast medium injection and pressure measurements. The short lumen accepts the guide wire and braces it to cross the occlusion. Once the lesion passed, the Magnarail probing catheter quickly can be exchanged for a balloon catheter. In case of failure to pass with the guide wire, no balloon is wasted.

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PubMed1995

Recanalization of chronically occluded aorto-coronary vein grafts.

The problem of aorto-coronary vein graft occlusion remains a major clinical challenge. The approach described above offers one method of preserving the life of some occluded vein grafts. This study was done before the release of the coronary stent. This procedure will presumably permit patients to become candidates for this new technology and thereby improve the long-term patency.

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PubMed1997

Improvement of Left Ventricular Function and Wall Motion Abnormalities after Recanalization of Total Occlusion of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery by Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty.

PTCA was performed in 262 consecutive patients (pts) with total LAD occlusion. TIMI 3 flow was established in 164 pts (success rate was 62.6%). After 4Ð6 months a follow-up angiography of 72 pts showed restenosis in 39 pts (restenosis rate was 54.2%). In 33 pts without restenosis there was a significant increase in ejection fraction (EF) (54.6 +/- 15 versus 59.8 +/- 18.1 before and after PTCA respectively, p = 0.02). Improvement of wall motion abnormalities (WMA) in 12 of 26 pts was observed. Anterolateral-apical (AL-A) aneurysm disappeared in 6 pts and limited to apex in 2 pts. AL-A hypokinesia in 3 and akinesia in 1 reversed to normal wall motion (NWM). There was not a significant change in EF in either of the groups of pts with reocclusion (24 pts) or restenosis (15 pts) (p > 0.05). However, AL-A aneurysm disappeared in 2 of 12 pts with WMA before PTCA although there was restenosis (but TIMI 3 flow) on follow-up coronary angiogram. In 3 pts with restenosis but not reocclusion AL-A hypokinesia, akinesia and apical dyskinesia returned to NWM. No significant changes were observed in the left ventricular end diastolic pressures (LVEDP) in both pt groups with or without improvement of WMA(p > 0.05). Filling fractions (FF) did not change in patients with or without restenosis. CONCLUSION: The observations in patients with successful total LAD occlusion angioplasty and no restenosis are as follows: 1) There was a significant increase in EF; 2) There was no significant decrease in LVEDP and no increase in FF; 3) The rate of improvement of WMA was 46.2%; 4) There was no relation between improvement of WMA and the age of occlusion, the grade of coronary collateral vessels and involvement of other coronary arteries. However, it has been emphasized that in 11 of 12 pts (91.6%) with improvement of WMA the age of occlusion was < 3 months, in 10 (83.3%) the grade of coronary collateral vessels was 2 or 3 and in 10 (83.3%) the other coronary arteries were normal. The improvement of WMA in 41.6% of pts. who had also subtotal restenosis but not reocclusion was observed. Finally in 72 pts with follow-up coronary angiography, the rate of improvement of wall motion was 23.5 %.

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Polyurethane-covered Wallstents to recanalize Wallstents obstructed by tumor ingrowth from malignant common bile duct obstruction.

Four patients with malignant obstruction of the common bile duct had been treated with uncovered Wallstents and suffered from a reobstruction after 2-13 months (mean 5.3 months). Repeat cholangiography revealed severe stenosis of the stent lumen caused by tumor ingrowth through the mesh. A Wallstent with a self-made polyurethane-cover was inserted through the uncovered stent in these patients. The four patients were followed for 3-13 months (mean 6.3 months) until death. There was good drainage with no evidence of recurrent obstruction in all patients. We conclude that a covered Wallstent may extend patency of stented bile ducts, preventing tumor ingrowth in patients with neoplastic obstruction. Further observations are needed.

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[Chronic occlusions in patients with coronary heart disease: results of recanalization].

The paper analyzes the results of endovascular treatment in 298 patients with chronic occlusions or subtotal stenoses of coronary arteries. The authors show that balloon coronary angioplasty for chronic coronary occlusions is an effective and relatively safe techniques of myocardial revascularization. Successful endovascularization has been achieved in 68.1% of patients with chronic coronary occlusions and in 97.5% of those with subtotal coronary stenoses. The results show a high incidence of restenosis and asymptomatic reocclusion.

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