A different management of saphenous vein graft failure related to cardiac tamponade following coronary surgery | Zendy

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A different management of saphenous vein graft failure related to cardiac tamponade following coronary surgery

Author(s) -

Hamit Serdar Başbuğ,

Ahmet Karakurt,

Hakan Göçer,

Yalçın Günerhan,

Kanat Özışık

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of the cardiovascular academy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2618-6012

pISSN - 2405-8181

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijcac.2016.01.007

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac tamponade , complication , saphenous vein graft , surgery , coronary vein , tamponade , cardiology , constriction , artery , vein , cardiac surgery , coronary sinus

Cardiac tamponade is a state of constriction of the heart with an excessive fluid or hematoma resulted from various conditions. Postoperative tamponade can occur after coronary bypass surgery. Despite it is uncommon, its results may have a high risk of mortality and morbidity. Acute postoperative cardiac tamponade reveals a vast spectrum of symptoms. Moreover, a compression over the saphenous vein graft is the worst complication that should be managed without delay. We report a rare case of saphenous vein graft failure due to the cardiac tamponade following a coronary surgery and its management with a practical measure

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