title: "Thinning-down phenomenon" and vasomotor adaptability of the inferior epigastric artery graft.
abstract: We report a case of diffuse thinning of an inferior epigastric artery early after its implantation as a coronary free graft. This phenomenon showed reversibility at the 20-month angiographic follow-up in response to progression of the proximal lesion in the recipient coronary artery. Graft vasodilation in response to atrial pacing and nitroglycerin infusion at late angiography confirmed the vasomotor adaptability of this arterial conduit.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Cardiologia dell'Università degli Studi, Fondazione Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rona
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bartorelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ravagnani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alamanni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pompilio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sala
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000098:blood supply*; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D005996:Nitroglycerin