title: Plexus between internal mammary graft and pulmonary vasculature after minimally invasive coronary surgery.
abstract: We report a complication associated with minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting surgery The patient suffered a nonfatal anterior myocardial infarction 1 day after he underwent minimally invasive bypass grafting using the internal mammary artery. Two months later, coronary arteriography revealed a fistulous connection between the left internal mammary graft and the left pulmonary vasculature. To our knowledge, this particular complication has not been reported following minimally invasive coronary surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick 08903-0019, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noveck
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Moreyra
mesh_terms: D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography