A giant saphenous vein graft aneurysm causing left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery graft compression.
Saphenous vein graft aneurysm is a rare complication after coronary artery bypass surgery. It is defined as a localized dilatation of the vessel to 1.5× the expected normal diameter. We report a case of 67-year-old man who presented with angina 23 years after coronary artery bypass graft. He was found to have a giant saphenous vein graft aneurysm to diagonal artery compressing the left internal mammary artery graft to the left anterior descending artery. The patient underwent aneurysm resection with satisfactory outcome.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King's College Hospital/King's Health Partners, Denmark Hill, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: hkhan76@hotmail.com.
Habib
H
Khan
Sanjay
S
Chaubey
Gentjan
G
Jakaj
Sanjay
S
Kumar
Lindsey
L
John
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000637:transplantation; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000637:transplantation