Pitfall in coronary artery bypass surgery: poor flow of left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery graft due to compression by a chest drain

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2002 Sep;22(3):438. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(02)00367-6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Chest Tubes / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Angiography*
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / diagnostic imaging
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis
  • Male
  • Mammary Arteries / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocardial Ischemia / etiology