Long-term patency of polytetrafluoroethylene vascular grafts in coronary artery surgery

Ann Thorac Surg. 1985 Jan;39(1):86-7. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62529-5.

Abstract

Patients undergoing coronary revascularization may not have suitable autologous vessels for coronary artery grafting and therefore may need vascular prostheses. We present a case report of a patient undergoing coronary artery bypass with polytetrafluoroethylene vascular grafts. Follow-up has been 53 months, and the grafts remain patent.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene*

Substances

  • Polytetrafluoroethylene