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Case Reports
. 2001 Jan;19(1):102-4.
doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(00)00601-1.

Radial artery graft vasospasm

E D Gabe  1 , J C Figal, J N Wisner, R Laguens
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Case Reports

Radial artery graft vasospasm

E D Gabe et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2001 Jan.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of vasospasm of a grafted radial artery complicated with ventricular fibrillation during the postoperative course of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. To our knowledge this is the first documented case of a radial artery graft spasm leading to a severe arrhythmia. The arrhythmia resolved spontaneously. Radial artery graft spasm was demonstrated by angiography and was successfully resolved by intravenous nitroglycerin administration.

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