Colombo A, Itoh A, Di Mario C, Maiello L, Arena V, Blengino S, Briati P, Ferraro M, Di Francesco L, Martini G
Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1996 Jun;38(2):172-4. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199606)38:2<172::AID-CCD10>3.0.CO;2-L.
We report a successfully percutaneous closure of a brisk coronary artery rupture with a custom-made "vein graft stent," a Palmaz-Schatz stent covered with a vein graft. This method is an elegant and effective alternative to the traditional surgical approach and should be considered whenever technically and clinically feasible.