Perforation of saphenous vein graft with mediastinal haemorrhage leading to near closure of distal graft segment
Perforations of saphenous venous grafts during coronary angioplasty are rare and potentially lethal. The objective of this clinical case report is to highlight this unusual complication and necessary treatment. A 76-year-old woman, 3 months after coronary artery bypass grafting (left internal mammar...
Main Authors: | Rafał Wyderka, Jakub Adamowicz, Przemysław Nowicki, Adam Ciapka, Bartłomiej Kędzierski, Joanna Jaroch |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-03-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19838745 |
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