Right ventricular--saphenous vein graft fistula. Unusual complication of aorta-coronary bypass grafting.
A fistula between the right ventricle and a saphenous vein graft aneurysm developed 10 years following aorta-coronary bypass. Surgical repair was attempted, but the autopsy finding of a large myocardial infarction raised the possibility of a "coronary steal" phenomenon.
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D013997:Time Factors