Giant saphenous vein graft aneurysm causing left atrial compression and cardiogenic shock

Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2010 Summer;11(3):e170-5. doi: 10.3909/ricm0541.

Abstract

Saphenous vein graft aneurysm is a rare complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery that is challenging to manage and is associated with catastrophic consequences. We present the case of a 72-year-old woman with prior CABG surgery who presented with chest pain and was found to have a giant saphenous vein graft pseudoaneurysm. Further evaluation revealed that a vein graft pseudoaneurysm was causing significant compression of the left atrium. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully excluded from the blood flow with a covered stent; however, despite intra-aortic balloon pump and supportive therapy, the patient succumbed to cardiogenic shock and sepsis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / therapy
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Saphenous Vein / diagnostic imaging
  • Saphenous Vein / transplantation*
  • Sepsis / etiology
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / diagnosis
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology*
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome