Open AccessA 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 , saphenous vein graft , cardiac tamponade , coronary vein , surgery , tamponade , vein , cardiology , artery , coronary sinus
AbstractCardiac 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