Immediate results and late outcomes after stent implantation in saphenous vein graft lesions: The multicenter U.S. Palmaz-Schatz stent experience
Wong S, Baim D, Schatz R, Teirstein P, King S, Curry R, Heuser R, Ellis S, Cleman M, Overlie P, Hirshfeld J, Walker C, Litvack F, Fish D, Brinker J, Buchbinder M, Goldberg S, Chuang Y, Leon M, Group P. Immediate results and late outcomes after stent implantation in saphenous vein graft lesions: The multicenter U.S. Palmaz-Schatz stent experience. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1995, 26: 704-712. PMID: 7642863, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00217-r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSaphenous vein graft lesionsVein graft lesionsGraft lesionsStent implantationDiameter stenosisStent placementActuarial event-free survivalFavorable late clinical outcomeNative coronary artery diseaseSaphenous vein graft angioplastySaphenous vein graft diseaseImproved long-term outcomesMultivariate logistic regression analysisFrequent periprocedural complicationsLate clinical outcomesStandard balloon angioplastyStent placement resultsVein graft angioplastyEvent-free survivalProcedural success rateOverall restenosis rateVein graft diseaseCoronary artery diseaseReference vessel sizeLong-term outcomes