Postoperative internal thoracic artery spasm after coronary artery bypass grafting.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.08.015.
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Abstract
Spasm of the left internal thoracic artery in the perioperative period represents a life-threatening complication after coronary artery bypass grafting. We present a case in which graft spasm was treated with the administration of intra-arterial nitroglycerin and verapamil. Although vasospasm is more often seen in radial artery grafts, this case demonstrates that left internal thoracic artery grafts are also prone to spasm.
Medical subject headings
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Coronary Stenosis
- Mammary Arteries