Coronary steal syndrome in a patient with ST-elevation myocardial infarction one year after coronary bypass grafting
Some patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in long term follow-up need consecutive reinterventions due to progression of atherosclerotic changes or degeneration of venous bypass grafts. A rare cause of the recurrence of angina after CABG operation is coronary artery steal syndrome. W...
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Published in | Kardiologia polska Vol. 69; no. 10; p. 1087 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Polish |
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Poland
01.10.2011
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Summary: | Some patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in long term follow-up need consecutive reinterventions due to progression of atherosclerotic changes or degeneration of venous bypass grafts. A rare cause of the recurrence of angina after CABG operation is coronary artery steal syndrome. We demonstrate a case report of a 66 year-old man after CABG procedure with a condition of acute myocardial infarction induced by steal syndrome of the side branch of left internal mammary artery. |
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ISSN: | 1897-4279 |