Optical coherence tomography for the assessment of pericardium covered stents for the treatment of degenerated saphenous vein grafts
EuroIntervention 2010;6:78-85.
Pawel Tyczynski1, MD, PhD; Neville Kukreja1, MA, MRCP; Robert-Jan van Geuns2, MD, PhD; Joanna J. Wykrzykowska2, MD; Mary N. Sheppard3, MD, FRCP; Carlo Di Mario1,4*, MD, PhD, FRCP
1. Cardiovascular Department of Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom; 2. Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 3. Pathology Division of Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom; 4. Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
Aims: Pre- and post-interventional optical coherence tomography (OCT) assessment of degenerated saphenous vein grafts (SVG) treated with implantation of pericardium covered stents.