title: Transcatheter coiling of saphenous vein graft to coronary sinus after coronary artery bypass surgery: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: aDepartment of Internal Medicine bSection of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
authors.forename: Siddharth A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wayangankar
authors.forename: Jorge F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Saucedo
mesh_terms: 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*