Patency of internal mammary artery grafts in no-flow situations.
We report two cases in which an internal mammary artery graft was found to be nonfunctional in the early postoperative period, but repeat catheterization at 6 months revealed the graft to be patent. These two cases substantiate that closure of an internal mammary artery graft may be reversible.
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014654:Vascular Patency