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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 60-62 |
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Graft thrombosis after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Postoperative challenges and implications
Rohan Magoon1, Sambhunath Das1, Ameya Karanjkar1, Milind P Hote2
1 Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sambhunath Das
Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Room No. 7, 7th Floor, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110 029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_73_18
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Perioperative graft failure is an important cause of myocardial ischemia following coronary artery bypass grafting. Early diagnosis of graft thrombosis is of paramount importance for limiting the sequelae of postoperative myocardial infarction (PMI). We present a case of PMI following off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting resulting from saphenous venous graft thrombosis.
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