POSTTRAUMATIC CORONARY-ARTERY ANEURYSM

Authors
WESTABY S DROSSOS G GIANNOPOULOS N
Citation
S. Westaby et al., POSTTRAUMATIC CORONARY-ARTERY ANEURYSM, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 60(3), 1995, pp. 712-713
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
60
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
712 - 713
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1995)60:3<712:PCA>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A 31-year-old man sustained blunt deceleration trauma with dissection of the left anterior descending coronary artery. We repaired a posttra umatic coronary aneurysm to prevent late occlusion of the recanalized vessel. An internal mammary artery graft was applied as a precaution a gainst postoperative thrombosis. Follow-up at 12 months showed improve d left ventricular function.