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- Title
Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Failure—Don't Always Blame the Blues!!
- Authors
Pradhan, Akshyaya; Gupta, Vikas; Bhandari, Monika; Vishwakarma, Pravesh; Sethi, Rishi
- Abstract
Long term outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting are governed by patency of vascular grafts. In this regard, the use of arterial grafts, (preferably the left internal mammary artery) has demonstrated improved survival relative to their venous counterparts. These benefits are a consequence of greater patency of LIMA at 10 years vis-a-vis venous grafts. Uncommonly, there is a possibility of occlusion of LIMA early in the post operative period due to procedural reasons but late occlusion of LIMA is rare. We report an unusual case of late occlusion of LIMA after seven years of CABG.
- Subjects
CORONARY artery bypass; INTERNAL thoracic artery; MYOCARDIAL revascularization; SURGICAL complications; VASCULAR grafts
- Publication
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2019, Issue 12, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1179-5476
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1179547619828711