Brief reportRupture of an aortocoronary saphenous vein graft aneurysm
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A giant saphenous vein graft aneurysm causing left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery graft compression
2013, American Journal of CardiologyCitation Excerpt :The cause of SVG aneurysm after CABG remains unclear from the published reports. Suggested causes include systemic hypertension, infection (mycotic),5 poor vein quality or varicosity at the time of the first operation, and poor handling of the vein.6,7 Atherosclerosis is an important underlying pathologic mechanism.
Spontaneous rupture of autogenous saphenous vein graft in bypass surgery for peripheral arterial disease possibly associated with collagen disease
2012, Annals of Vascular SurgeryCitation Excerpt :However, in the present cases, no clinical signs of local or systemic infection were observed. There are some reports of cases of aneurysmal change in the vein graft in the coronary artery after bypass grafting.3–5 According to these reports, the period between initial surgery and diagnosis of an aneurysm was between 4 and 6 months, and the authors speculated that the cause of aneurysmal change could be an inherent weakness of the venous wall or injury at the time of harvesting.
An autopsy case of the rupture of a giant aneurysm in a saphenous vein graft: 18 years after CABG
2010, Journal of Cardiology CasesCitation Excerpt :This complication was first reported in 1975 [1]. Severe SVG dilatation within arterialized autologous veins can lead to many complications, including fistulas, compression of the right atrium or superior vena cava or pulmonary artery, rupture, and death [2–4]. Most authors refer to this as an aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm, if there is no pathological tissue.
Fistula From Aneurysmal Saphenous Vein Graft to Right Atrium Treated with Covered Stents
2010, Heart Lung and CirculationCitation Excerpt :SVG aneurysms may be noted incidentally as a hilar or mediastinal mass on imaging [6]. Clinical sequelae may include thrombotic emboli producing myocardial ischaemia [2], compression of the right atrium [7], pulmonary artery or superior vena cava [8–11], arrhythmias [7] and rupture [4,10,12–15] with haemothorax or cardiac tamponade [14]. Fistulae between SVGs and cardiac chambers are very rare.
Surgical Treatment of Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysms After Coronary Artery Revascularization
2009, Annals of Thoracic SurgeryA saphenous vein graft aneurysm with fistula development to the right atrium: Surgical management of a rare bypass graft complication
2008, Canadian Journal of Cardiology