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Unligated Left Internal Mammary Artery Side Branch Resulting in Coronary Artery Steal Syndrome
Author(s) -
Chalvatzoulis Eleftherios,
Ananiadou Olga,
Madesis Athanasios,
Christoforidis Theofilos,
Katsaridis Vasilios,
Drossos George
Publication year - 2011
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.1540-8191.2011.01297.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ischemia , mammary artery , cardiology , artery , embolization , radiology
Whether internal mammary artery side branches have the potential for hemodynamically significant flow steal in cases of postcoronary surgery ischemia remains a controversial issue. We present a case in which coil embolization of two unligated side branches resulted in symptomatic improvement and resolution of ischemia as evidenced by myoview imaging. (J Card Surg 2011;26:487‐490)