Percutaneous repair of a left internal mammary graft entrapped under sternal wires.
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).
Ternay
John A
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Emory University School of Medicine, Scottdale, Georgia, USA.
Helmy
Tarek
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Block
Peter
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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*