Transcatheter coil occlusion of a side branch of the left internal mammary artery graft causing significant ischaemia.
Coronary steal due to an unligated side branch of the internal mammary artery graft is a rare but important pathology causing ischaemia. We describe the case of a patient with significant ischaemia having an unligated side branch of the left internal mammary artery after coronary artery bypass surgery and who underwent coil embolization of the side branch.
Cay
Serkan
S
Department of Cardiology, Yuksek Ihtisas Heart-Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. cayserkan@yahoo.com
Korkmaz
Sule
S
Guray
Umit
U
D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries; D008875:Middle Aged