Saphenous vein graft aneurysm presenting as a large mediastinal mass compressing the right atrium

A C Ferreira; E de Marchena; M I Awaad; A Schob; K M Kessler

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00852-1

Saphenous vein graft aneurysm presenting as a large mediastinal mass compressing the right atrium

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Mar 1;79(5):706-7. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00852-1.

Authors

A C Ferreira¹, E de Marchena, M I Awaad, A Schob, K M Kessler

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33136, USA.

PMID: 9068545
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00852-1

Abstract

A patient with a large saphenous vein graft aneurysm is described. This case illustrates the role of magnetic resonance imaging and cardiac catheterization in patients with a mediastinal mass and history of coronary bypass surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Angina Pectoris / diagnosis
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Output, Low / diagnosis
Coronary Artery Bypass*
Diagnosis, Differential
Heart Atria
Heart Diseases / diagnosis*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mediastinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Middle Aged
Saphenous Vein / transplantation*