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Angiographic evidence of thrombosis after off-pump coronary surgery. A case report
M A Mariani1, D J Drenth, P W Boonstra
1Thorax Center, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands. M.Mariani@thorax.azg.nl
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
|April 9, 2001
Abstract:
We report the case of a patient who underwent off-pump coronary surgery, whose postoperative (3 days) angiography showed the presence of a thrombus in the left internal mammary artery. The thrombus responded to an aggressive anticoagulant treatment, showing a perfect angiographic result 15 months later. According to our previous studies, we suggest that an adequate anti-coagulant treatment should be undertaken for patients undergoing off-pump coronary surgery in the early postoperative period.