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Transcatheter coiling of saphenous vein graft to coronary sinus after coronary artery bypass surgery: a case report. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2015 Jan;16 Suppl 1:S45-8

Date

05/06/2010

Pubmed ID

20442665

DOI

10.2459/JCM.0b013e328339d957

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84946200395 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   1 Citation

Abstract

Unintended graft anastamosis to coronary veins after coronary artery bypass surgery is an extraordinarily rare complication. The following case report involves the unintended grafting of a saphenous vein to the coronary sinus rather than the intended arterial target during coronary artery bypass surgery, and the subsequent physiologic consequences and clinical management.

Author List

Wayangankar SA, Saucedo JF

Author

Jorge Saucedo MD Chief, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Anastomosis, Surgical
Cardiac Catheterization
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Sinus
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications
Saphenous Vein