title: Occlusion of a left internal mammary artery graft side branch during attempts to deliver an amplatzer vascular plug.
abstract: We present a case of angina in a patient with a left internal mammary artery graft that had a large side branch. Closure was attempted using an Amplatzer vascular plug but during attempts to position the device, the side-branch occluded, likely due to dissection, obviating the need for device deployment.
authors.affiliation: VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Danyaal
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moin
authors.forename: Subhash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Emmanouil S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Brilakis
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000637:transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D060205:Therapeutic Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome