Amplatzer vascular plugs for occlusion of a left internal mammary artery graft anastomosed to the anterior interventricular vein

Neeraj Badhey; Subhash Banerjee; Emmanouil S Brilakis

doi:10.1002/ccd.22325

Amplatzer vascular plugs for occlusion of a left internal mammary artery graft anastomosed to the anterior interventricular vein

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Apr 1;75(5):742-7. doi: 10.1002/ccd.22325.

Authors

Neeraj Badhey¹, Subhash Banerjee, Emmanouil S Brilakis

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, VA North Texas Healthcare System, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA.

PMID: 20091825
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.22325

Abstract

The authors present a case of left internal mammary artery graft anastomosis to the anterior interventricular vein leading to congestive heart failure. The patient underwent successful left main stenting using an Impella left ventricular assist device and left internal mammary graft occlusion using two Amplatzer vascular plugs.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
Echocardiography
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / etiology
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Mammary Arteries / surgery*
Middle Aged
Septal Occluder Device*
Stents*
Treatment Outcome
Veins / surgery