title: Unusual complications of coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
abstract: Complications after coronary artery bypass grafting are myriad and are to a certain extent operator dependent. The investigators report 2 unusual cases of inadvertent aortocoronary fistula after coronary artery bypass grafting that escaped routine detection. In conclusion, the development of heart failure led to the detection of this rare complication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Chotikorn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Khunnawat
authors.forename: Siddharth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukerji
authors.forename: George S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Abela
authors.forename: Ranjan K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Thakur
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000637:transplantation; D019300:Medical Errors; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation