Long-term clinical results after stent implantation in old obstructed saphenous vein grafts.

Study Objective: To assess the long-term clinical outcome of treating patients with coronary artery disease and obstructed saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) with stents deployed by oversized balloon catheters.

Design: The study included 89 of 92 consecutive patients who had 121 SVG stent implants (average, 1.4 stents per patient).

Results of saphenous vein graft stent implantation: single center results from use of oversized balloon catheters.

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.