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Atherosclerotic Plaque Regression: Cause of Bypass Graft Oclussion

Cojocaru Lucia

Cojocaru Lucia

Faculty of Medicine, University “Ovidius” of Constanța
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Lucia, Cojocaru
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Avram Anamaria

Avram Anamaria

Bucharest,
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Anamaria, Avram
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Chioncel Valentin

Chioncel Valentin

Bucharest,
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Valentin, Chioncel
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Rusali Andrei

Rusali Andrei

Faculty of Medicine, University “Ovidius” of Constanța
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Andrei, Rusali
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Parepa Irinel

Parepa Irinel

Faculty of Medicine, University “Ovidius” of Constanța
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Irinel, Parepa
  
Apr 24, 2018
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Published Online: Apr 24, 2018
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2018-0005
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We present a case of a patient who had coronary artery bypass grafting during surgery for severe aortic stenosis. Seven months after surgery the arterial graft was occluded following native coronary artery disease regression. The heart team must consider this possibility when assessing the requirement for bypass grafts in a borderline lesion.

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