Unstable angina due to spontaneous dissection of a LIMA graft

Citation
P. Claessens et al., Unstable angina due to spontaneous dissection of a LIMA graft, ACT CARDIOL, 56(3), 2001, pp. 187-188
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
ACTA CARDIOLOGICA
ISSN journal
00015385 → ACNP
Volume
56
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
187 - 188
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5385(200106)56:3<187:UADTSD>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
We report a case of a spontaneous dissection of a left internal mammary art ery grafted on the diagonal branch and the left anterior descendens. The cl inical and diagnostic features of this condition are discussed. Despite an extensive literature search, no such case could be found,This case report m ust be regarded as the first. We speculate that extensive kinking of the le ft internal mammary artery contributed in the pathogenesis of this syndrome .