Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis after radial artery harvesting.
A 47-year-old diabetic man with unstable angina underwent coronary bypass surgery using bilateral radial arteries and left internal thoracic artery. After surgery, the patient suffered from severe right arm pain and swelling without any bleeding. The postoperative immediate digital subtraction angiogram detected thrombotic occlusion of the right axillary vein. We report here a rare case of deep vein thombosis related to radial artery harvesting.
Hata
Mitsumasa
M
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
Rosalion
Alexander
A
Seevanayagam
Siven
S
Kohch
Kazuhiro
K
Buxton
Brian F
BF
D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001367:Axillary Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000637:transplantation*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*