Coronary microembolization from the erosion or rupture of a vulnerable atherosclerotic
plaque occurs spontaneously in acute coronary syndromes and iatrogenically during …

A Cardiologia Intervencionista tem experimentado extraordinário avanço nos últimos anos,
sendo atualmente o método de revascularização do miocárdio mais empregado em todos …

Saphenous vein grafts are commonly used conduits for surgical revascularization of
coronary arteries but are associated with poor long-term patency rates. Percutaneous …

Objectives: To determine if outcomes could be further improved, we investigated an embolic
protection device placed proximal to the target lesion that could provide protection before …

Background—Treatment of saphenous vein graft (SVG) stenosis with percutaneous
coronary intervention has a 15% to 20% incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) …

Patients who undergo coronary bypass graft surgery often require subsequent cardiac
catheterization and repeat coronary revascularization. Saphenous vein graft lesions have …

Background—Current guidelines give a class I recommendation to use of embolic protection
devices (EPD) for saphenous vein graft (SVG) intervention; however, studies have shown …

Figure 2. Embolus retrieval devices. A, Medtronic PercuSurge GuardWire shown at the tip of
a guiding catheter in deflated and inflated states. B, BSC/EPI FilterWire in collapsed and …

No-reflow during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is observed most commonly
during saphenous vein graft intervention, rotational atherectomy and primary PCI for acute …

CABG surgery is an effective way to improve symptoms and prognosis in patients with
advanced coronary atherosclerotic disease. Despite multiple improvements in surgical …