Evidence of a Steal Phenomenon by a Thoracic Side Branch of an Internal Mammary Artery Bypass
✍ Scribed by Mühlen, Constantin von zur; Peter, Karlheinz; Spreer, Joachim; Beyersdorf, Friedhelm; Pache, Gregor; Bode, Christoph; Handke, Michael
- Book ID
- 122966178
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 511 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1051-0443
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We present a 58-yrsld woman with unstable angina due to a coronary steal phenomenon down a bronchial side branch draining into the pulmonary circulation, 1 yr after coronary bypass grafting. The patient was cured of angina pectorls after microcoil embolization of the bronchial side branch.
## Abstract A 60‐yr‐old female with previous bypass surgery including LIMA‐LAD graft presented with unstable angina due to steal phenomenon caused by a large pectoral branch of LIMA. Transcatheter coil occlusion of the pectoral branch was successfully performed. This procedure should be considered