Transcatheter coiling of saphenous vein graft to coronary sinus after coronary artery bypass surgery: a case report.
Unintended graft anastamosis to coronary veins after coronary artery bypass surgery is an extraordinarily rare complication. The following case report involves the unintended grafting of a saphenous vein to the coronary sinus rather than the intended arterial target during coronary artery bypass surgery, and the subsequent physiologic consequences and clinical management.
Wayangankar
Siddharth A
SA
aDepartment of Internal Medicine bSection of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
Saucedo
Jorge F
JF
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D054326:Coronary Sinus / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*