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Giant Aneurysm of Aortocoronary Saphenous Vein Graft Compressing the Left Pulmonary Artery
Author(s) -
Chiappini Bruno,
Poncelet Alain,
Noirhomme Philippe,
Verhelst Robert,
Rubay Jean,
Funken JeanChristophe,
Khoury Gebrine El
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2006.00263.x
Subject(s) - medicine , circumflex , artery , bypass grafting , saphenous vein graft , lumen (anatomy) , aneurysm , vein , cardiology , pulmonary artery , left atrium , right coronary artery , radiology , surgery , coronary angiography , atrial fibrillation , myocardial infarction
This is a case report of a 78‐year‐old patient with a 7‐cm aneurysm of the saphenous vein graft that was used 17 years before to perform a coronary artery bypass grafting on the circumflex artery. CT scan displayed a mass with an internal lumen compressing the left atrium as well as the left pulmonary artery.