Can an early peri-anastomotic LITA stenosis be reversible?

Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Jan;79(1):348-51. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.001.

Abstract

Peri-anastomotic graft stenosis is a possible complication of coronary artery bypass graft operations. Early failure of myocardial revascularization may result from graft stenosis with inherent difficulties in perioperative diagnosis and subsequent management. We report the case of a 58-year-old man who experienced early preanastomotic left internal thoracic artery bypass stenosis that progressively resolved during a 2-year period without reoperation or interventional angioplasty. Although the mechanisms underlying graft stenosis remain unclear, this case emphasizes the role of repeated coronary angiography in the choice of treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump*
  • Coronary Restenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Restenosis / drug therapy
  • Coronary Restenosis / pathology*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / pathology*
  • Remission, Spontaneous
  • Thoracic Arteries / pathology*
  • Thoracic Arteries / surgery
  • Time Factors
  • Transplantation, Heterotopic

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists