Ruptured saphenous vein graft pseudoaneurysm successfully treated with covered stents

Saphenous vein graft (SVG) pseudoaneurysms are rare complications following coronary bypass graft surgery. A 46-year-old man presented with streptococcal infectious endocarditis and needed sequential operations for aortic root reconstruction. Shortly after the surgeries, a composite SVG on the right...

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Published inCardiovascular intervention and therapeutics Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 161 - 163
Main Authors Yonezu, Keisuke, Funayama, Hiroshi, Katayama, Takuji, Yamaguchi, Atsushi, Ako, Junya, Momomura, Shin-ichi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Springer Japan 01.04.2016
Subjects
Aneurysm, False - etiology
Aneurysm, False - surgery
Cardiology
Case Report
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass - adverse effects
Graft Occlusion, Vascular - etiology
Graft Occlusion, Vascular - surgery
Humans
Interventional Radiology
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Saphenous Vein - transplantation
Stents - adverse effects
Saphenous vein graft
Covered stent
Pseudoaneurysm
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Summary:Saphenous vein graft (SVG) pseudoaneurysms are rare complications following coronary bypass graft surgery. A 46-year-old man presented with streptococcal infectious endocarditis and needed sequential operations for aortic root reconstruction. Shortly after the surgeries, a composite SVG on the right coronary artery developed a ruptured pseudoaneurysm, which was successfully treated using covered stents.
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ISSN:1868-4300
1868-4297
DOI:10.1007/s12928-015-0332-6