January 1, 1996Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
Balloon angioplasty of the internal mammary artery trunk for early postoperative ischemia: A case report
Key result
Balloon angioplasty successfully dilated a kinked internal mammary artery graft causing early postoperative ischemia 72 hours after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Population
A patient with early postoperative ischemia 72 hours following coronary artery bypass surgery, presenting…
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Implication
May offer bailout for early post-CABG IMA kinking; leaves open need for prospective safety data before wider adoption.
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Population
A patient with early postoperative ischemia 72 hours following coronary artery bypass surgery, presenting with kinking of the internal mammary artery graft and possible superimposed spasm.
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Intervention
Balloon angioplasty of the internal mammary artery trunk
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Outcome
Successful dilation of the lesion
Balloon angioplasty can be a successful intervention for treating kinking and spasm of the internal mammary artery graft early after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Cite This Study
Kollár et al. (1996) studied this question. Balloon angioplasty successfully dilated a kinked internal mammary artery graft causing early postoperative ischemia 72 hours after coronary artery bypass surgery.