Iatrogenic left internal mammary artery to great cardiac vein anastomosis treated with coil embolization

Korean Circ J. 2011 Feb;41(2):105-8. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2011.41.2.105. Epub 2011 Feb 28.

Abstract

Inadvertent left internal mammary artery (LIMA)-great cardiac vein (GCV) anastomosis is a rare complication of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Patients with iatrogenic aortocoronary fistula (ACF) were usually treated surgical repair, percutaneous embolic occlusion with coil or balloon. We report a case of iatrogenic LIMA to GCV anastomosis successfully treated with coil embolization and protected left main coronary intervention through the percutaneous transfemoral approach.

Keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery; Embolization, therapeutic; Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis.