Challenges associated with treatment of left internal mammary artery graft thrombosis | Zendy

Xenogiannis Iosif | Zendy; Vemmou Evangelia | Zendy; Nikolakopoulos Ilias | Zendy; Brilakis Emmanouil S. | Zendy

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Challenges associated with treatment of left internal mammary artery graft thrombosis

Author(s) -

Xenogiannis Iosif,

Vemmou Evangelia,

Nikolakopoulos Ilias,

Brilakis Emmanouil S.

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

catheterization and cardiovascular interventions

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988

H-Index - 116

eISSN - 1522-726X

pISSN - 1522-1946

DOI - 10.1002/ccd.28322

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , thrombus , timi , myocardial infarction , artery , anastomosis , thrombosis , cardiology , occlusion , complication , thrombolysis

Acute occlusion of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft late after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is a rare and potentially life‐threatening complication. We describe a case of acute myocardial infarction 19 years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery due to acute occlusion of the distal anastomosis of a LIMA graft to the left anterior descending artery. Aspiration thrombectomy failed to remove the thrombus. Laser thrombectomy caused perforation. After drug‐eluting and covered stent implantation, antegrade TIMI 3 flow was restored with an uneventful postprocedural course.

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