Plexus Between Internal Mammary Graft and Pulmonary Vasculature After Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery

Overview

Journal Tex Heart Inst J

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2001 Feb 24

PMID 11198314

Citations 1

Authors

Y Liu

H Noveck

A E Moreyra

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Abstract

We report a complication associated with minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting surgery The patient suffered a nonfatal anterior myocardial infarction 1 day after he underwent minimally invasive bypass grafting using the internal mammary artery. Two months later, coronary arteriography revealed a fistulous connection between the left internal mammary graft and the left pulmonary vasculature. To our knowledge, this particular complication has not been reported following minimally invasive coronary surgery.

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