title: Dislodgement of a vein graft thrombus by angiographic injection of native coronary artery.
abstract: A case of retrograde dislodgement of thrombus in a saphenous vein graft during injection of the native right coronary artery is presented. Attention to this previously undescribed complication may allow for timely treatment with emergency surgery or thrombolysis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Schapira
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Eigler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D012501:Saphenous Vein; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*