An Uncommon Cause of Myocardial Ischemia after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: "The Dangerous Drainage"
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https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20101112Abstract
The most common causes of myocardial ischemia and myocardial infarction early after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery are early graft occlusion/thrombosis or occlusion/ thrombosis of coronary arteries due to advanced coronary heart disease. We describe a case of postoperative myocardial ischemia due to an uncommon and quickly reversible cause: mechanical compression of a vein graft by a 19F flexible silicone mediastinal drainage tube.References
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