Late vasospasm of the inferior epigastric artery graft.
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.
Ichikawa
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Kajiwara
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H
Hamada
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T
Yamazaki
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I
Jin
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Y
Sato
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S
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