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Can an early peri-anastomotic LITA stenosis be reversible?
- Source :
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The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 2005 Jan; Vol. 79 (1), pp. 348-51. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Peri-anastomotic graft stenosis is a possible complication of coronary artery bypass graft operations. Early failure of myocardial revascularization may result from graft stenosis with inherent difficulties in perioperative diagnosis and subsequent management. We report the case of a 58-year-old man who experienced early preanastomotic left internal thoracic artery bypass stenosis that progressively resolved during a 2-year period without reoperation or interventional angioplasty. Although the mechanisms underlying graft stenosis remain unclear, this case emphasizes the role of repeated coronary angiography in the choice of treatment.
- Subjects :
- Adrenergic beta-Antagonists therapeutic use
Constriction, Pathologic
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Restenosis diagnostic imaging
Coronary Restenosis drug therapy
Electrocardiography
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Remission, Spontaneous
Thoracic Arteries surgery
Time Factors
Transplantation, Heterotopic
Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump
Coronary Restenosis pathology
Postoperative Complications pathology
Thoracic Arteries pathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1552-6259
- Volume :
- 79
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Annals of thoracic surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15620982
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.001