Coronary artery bypass grafts: Difference between revisions
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*Disease that cannot be treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). | *Disease that cannot be treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). | ||
==Complications== | |||
*[[Cholesterol embolism]] - may go anywhere. | |||
**Kidney -> [[renal failure]]. | |||
**Cerebral vessels -> [[stroke]]. | |||
*[[Aortic dissection]]. | |||
*[[Myocardial infarction]]. | |||
*Others. | |||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
[[Image:Heart_saphenous_coronary_grafts.jpg|right|thumb|Heart with three bypass grafts. (WC)]] | [[Image:Heart_saphenous_coronary_grafts.jpg|right|thumb|Heart with three bypass grafts. (WC)]] | ||
===Types of grafts=== | ===Types of grafts=== | ||
*Arterial - usually ''internal thoracic artery''. | *Arterial - usually ''internal thoracic artery''. | ||