title: Percutaneous repair of a left internal mammary graft entrapped under sternal wires.
abstract: Injury to a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) bypass graft is a known complication of repeat cardiothoracic surgical intervention. This report details the percutaneous intervention to an entrapped LIMA graft to the left anterior descending artery (LAD).
authors.affiliation: Emory University School of Medicine, Scottdale, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ternay
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Helmy
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Block
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000293:injuries*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D015607:Stents; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects*