Electrical storm after coronary artery bypass grafting due to a kinked left internal mammary artery graft

  • Christian Perzanowski
  • , Sudha M. Pai

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Abstract

Ischemic postoperative ventricular arrhythmias may complicate coronary artery bypass surgery, and may be difficult to treat unless the ischemic substrate is rescued. This report describes a case of a kinked graft that caused incessant polymorphic ventricular arrhythmia. The treatment was surgical correction of the crook.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)545-546
Number of pages2
JournalPacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2004

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Keywords

  • CABG
  • Left internal mammary artery
  • Polymorphic
  • Ventricular tachycardia

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