Giant true saphenous vein graft aneurysm causing cardiac compression: A rare cause of atrial flutter

Abstract A 67 year old man presented with new-onset atrial flutter. He had a history of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery on two occasions. Subsequent investigation revealed the presence of a large saphenous vein graft (SVG) aneurysm compressing the right heart. We postulate that the SVG a...

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Published inInternational journal of cardiology Vol. 121; no. 3; pp. 317 - 319
Main Authors Krishnasamy, Pria, Gillespie, J. Scott J, McGlinchey, Paul G, Khan, Mazhar M, Adgey, A.A. Jennifer
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 18.10.2007
Elsevier Science
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Atrial flutter
Atrial Flutter - etiology
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac dysrhythmias
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiovascular
Coronary Aneurysm - diagnosis
Coronary Aneurysm - etiology
Coronary Artery Bypass - adverse effects
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Electrocardiography
Heart
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Saphenous Vein - transplantation
Saphenous vein graft aneurysm
Saphenous vein graft aneurysm
Atrial flutter
Heart
Compression
Arrhythmia
Image processing
Cardiovascular disease
Phlebology
Excitability disorder
Giant aneurysm
Saphenous vein
Heart disease
Surgery
Cause
Graft
Circulatory system
Cardiology
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Summary:Abstract A 67 year old man presented with new-onset atrial flutter. He had a history of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery on two occasions. Subsequent investigation revealed the presence of a large saphenous vein graft (SVG) aneurysm compressing the right heart. We postulate that the SVG aneurysm was the precipitating cause for the atrial flutter. This case is the first in the literature to document an atrial arrhythmia as the presenting feature of a SVG aneurysm.
ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.006