scholarly journals Perioperative Avulsion of a Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft in a Patient with Syphilis

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Vasily I. Kaleda ◽  
Sergei A. Belash ◽  
Alexei V. Barsuk ◽  
Kirill O. Barbuhatti
Keyword(s):  
Rare Case ◽  
Internal Mammary Artery ◽  
Left Internal Mammary Artery ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Massive Bleeding ◽  
Bypass Grafting ◽  
Artery Graft ◽  
Internal Mammary Artery Graft ◽  
Internal Mammary ◽  
Life Threatening

Avulsion of a graft after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is a rare but very serious complication which leads to massive bleeding and possible life-threatening cardiac tamponade. In this paper we report a very rare case of a left internal mammary artery graft avulsion on the day of surgery in a patient with syphilis.

Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft Retransplantation from the Recipient to the Donor Heart: A Case Report

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-20
Author(s):  
Andras Kollar ◽  
Terri Donaldson ◽  
Elaine Greer ◽  
Renee Howser ◽  
Stacy F. Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Mammary Artery ◽  
Left Internal Mammary Artery ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Bypass Graft ◽  
Myocardial Revascularization ◽  
Donor Heart ◽  
Artery Graft ◽  
Internal Mammary Artery Graft ◽  
Internal Mammary ◽  
History Of

A case of heart transplantation with concomitant coronary artery bypass graft is reported. The patient was an alternate transplant list candidate with a history of bilateral below-knee amputation and 2 previous myocardial revascularization procedures. The previously used and patent left internal mammary artery graft was successfully removed and retransplanted from the recipient to the donor heart.

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