Dynamic Kinking of Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft

A 61-year-old man with history of coronary artery disease and coronary artery bypass graft presented with chest pain. A left heart catheterization showed a new kink in the body of his left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery graft. The kink improved with inspiration, which sug...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chao, Chieh-Ju, Fortuin, F. David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Imaging Vignette
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8289098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316847
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.07.040
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Sumario:A 61-year-old man with history of coronary artery disease and coronary artery bypass graft presented with chest pain. A left heart catheterization showed a new kink in the body of his left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery graft. The kink improved with inspiration, which suggests re-assessment of similar cases should be done during deep inspiration. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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