Abstract
We present a case of 81-year-old woman complaining chest pain after minimal efforts who underwent multiple coronary artery bypass grafts (CABGs) during the last 15 years. A significant in-stent re-stenosis was found at ostium of left internal mammary artery (LIMA). A non-invasive CT coronary angiography (CT-CA) was performed after 6-month follow-up. CT-CA is a reliable non-invasive technique for the follow-up of stents in coronary artery bypass grafts.
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Cademartiri, F., Palumbo, A., Maffei, E. et al. Follow-up of internal mammary artery stent with 64-slice CT. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 23, 537–539 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-006-9172-x
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