TY - JOUR
T1 - Coronary steal or large collateral? Three cases of graft failure in sequential and composite grafts
AU - Morakhia, Jwalit
AU - Ramachandran, Padmakumar
AU - Sanjeeva, Naveen Chandra Ganiga
AU - Thakkar, Ashok
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Coronary bypass grafting using conduits with multiple distal anastomoses continues to demand scrutiny. While on one hand these techniques allow the surgeon to avoid or minimise aortic manipulation, the unique flow and pressure characteristics lead to complex forms of graft failure if the anatomy of the target vascular bed is not carefully taken into consideration. We report three cases of graft failure in patients with coronary bypass grafting performed using multiple distal anastomoses, and percutaneous revascularisation in one patient.
AB - Coronary bypass grafting using conduits with multiple distal anastomoses continues to demand scrutiny. While on one hand these techniques allow the surgeon to avoid or minimise aortic manipulation, the unique flow and pressure characteristics lead to complex forms of graft failure if the anatomy of the target vascular bed is not carefully taken into consideration. We report three cases of graft failure in patients with coronary bypass grafting performed using multiple distal anastomoses, and percutaneous revascularisation in one patient.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2014-206932
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2014-206932
M3 - Article
C2 - 25395430
AN - SCOPUS:84934300491
SN - 1757-790X
VL - 2014
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
M1 - 206932
ER -