Percutaneous coronary intervention of totally occluded coronary venous bypass grafts: An exercise in futility?

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World J Cardiol. Sep 26, 2021; 13(9): 493-502
Published online Sep 26, 2021. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v13.i9.493

Table 3 Procedural features and outcomes

Feature	n (%)
Anticoagulation
Heparin only	12 (34)
Bivalirudin	8 (23)
Heparin + GP IIb IIIa inhibitor	15 (43)
Thrombectomy	20 (57)
Distal protection device	9 (26)
Number of stents (mean ± SD)	2.1 ± 1.3
Total stent length (mean ± SD)	52 ± 35 mm
Stent type
Drug-eluting	19 (55)
Bare metal	11 (31)
None	5 (14)
Procedural outcome
Success	29 (83)
Failed	6 (17)
Procedural complications
Distal embolization	1 (3)
No reflow	5 (15)
In-hospital MACE
Death	2 (5.7)
Myocardial infarction	1 (2.9)
Stroke	0
Repeat PCI or CABG	0
Any MACE	3 (8.6)

CABG: Coronary artery bypass grafting; GP: Glycoprotein; m: mean; MACE: Major adverse cardiac event; SD: Standard deviation.

Citation: Nardone EW, Madsen BM, McCarey MM, Fischman DL, Ruggiero NJ, Walinsky P, Vishnevsky A, Savage MP. Percutaneous coronary intervention of totally occluded coronary venous bypass grafts: An exercise in futility? World J Cardiol 2021; 13(9): 493-502
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v13.i9.493