Abstract
A 53 year old man, asymptomatic for 9 years after aortoright coronary artery venous bypass surgery, developed two prolonged episodes of myocardial ischemia during a 7 month interval. Diagnostic exercise tests subsequent to each episode were normal. Coronary angiography demonstrated marked dilation with filling defects of the venous bypass graft. A large thrombus-filled venous by pass graft aneurysm was excised at surgery. Spontaneous coronary artery embolization related to a venous bypass graft aneurysm has not been described previously, but may become more frequent as survival and follow-up after coronary bypass surgery lengthen.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 435-437 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of the American College of Cardiology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine