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. 1988;15(1):59–60.

Multisaccular Aneurysm in a Coronary Vein Graft

Karl Pintar 1,2,3,4, Joseph J Barboriak 1,2,3,4, Miguel Moreno 1,2,3,4
PMCID: PMC324787  PMID: 15227282

Abstract

This report describes an unusual multisaccular vein graft aneurysm that developed in a patient who had undergone aortocoronary bypass with a saphenous vein graft. The aneurysm was a complication of an atherosclerotic lesion. This case supports the belief that aortocoronary vein grafts have an increased susceptibility to aneurysm formation. (Texas Heart Institute Journal 1988;15:59-60)

Keywords: Saphenous vein grafts

Keywords: aneurysm, multisaccular

Keywords: aortocoronary bypass

Keywords: atherosclerosis

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