Giant saphenous vein graft pseudoaneurysm causing tricuspid valve stenosis

Haider Warraich; Robina Matyal; Sajid Shahul; John Mitchell; Peter Panzica; Kamal Khabbaz; Feroze Mahmood

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01212.x

Giant saphenous vein graft pseudoaneurysm causing tricuspid valve stenosis

J Card Surg. 2011 Mar;26(2):177-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01212.x. Epub 2011 Feb 20.

Authors

Haider Warraich¹, Robina Matyal, Sajid Shahul, John Mitchell, Peter Panzica, Kamal Khabbaz, Feroze Mahmood

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21332791
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01212.x

Abstract

We present the case of a 72-year-old male who was diagnosed with a saphenous vein graft pseudoaneurysm, detected on routine chest echocardiogram 13 years after undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography revealed the pseudoaneurysm to be causing functional tricuspid stenosis, which was relieved after surgical excision of the mass.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, False / complications*
Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
Aneurysm, False / surgery
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
Coronary Disease / diagnosis
Coronary Disease / surgery*
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Humans
Male
Reoperation / methods
Saphenous Vein / transplantation*
Saphenous Vein / ultrastructure
Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / etiology*
Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / surgery