Coronary graft use of a new external mesh support

Abstract

Poor quality veins may result in early graft failure after coronary artery bypass grafting. Vein remodelling by means of external scaffolds has been attempted by various products. Here, we describe our use of a new external mesh support that is generally used in peripheral vascular bypasses in order to remodel a poor quality vein used in coronary revascularization. Early CT control demonstrated a good result. © 2010 Published by European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.