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Case Reports
. 2024 Nov;104(6):1217-1219.
doi: 10.1002/ccd.31270. Epub 2024 Oct 16.

A case of LIMA side branch coronary steal syndrome: a role for embolization

Andrea Picci  1 , Giuseppe Certo  1 , Fabrizio Ceresa  2 , Francesco Patanè  2
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Case Reports

A case of LIMA side branch coronary steal syndrome: a role for embolization

Andrea Picci et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 Nov.

Abstract

Failure to close the side branches of the internal mammary artery can result in ischemia due to coronary steal through a patent mammary artery side branch after coronary artery bypass grafting. The authors present the case of a 56-year-old man with recurrent angina after 6 month surgical myocardial revascularization underwent coronary angiography that showed patent left branch of the internal mammary artery. After demonstration of inducible ischemia, effective percutaneous treatment was performed using coil embolization, improving blood flow and clinical symptoms.

Keywords: ANCO ‐ Angiography; CAD ‐ Coronary Artery Disease; Coil/Device/Transcatheter; Coronary; Coronary Bypass/Endarterectomy; EMBC ‐ Embolization; SBYP ‐ Surgery.

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