title: Late vasospasm of the inferior epigastric artery graft.
abstract: We report a case of vasospasm of a free inferior epigastric artery graft at 5-year angiographic follow-up after coronary artery bypass grafting. Although the cause of spasm was not clear, the graft was viable and had a vasoconstrictor profile similar to a gastroepiploic artery graft at long-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kajiwara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000209:etiology*; D019074:Epigastric Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013997:Time Factors