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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:1382-1384
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Minimally invasive removal of a dislocated stent from the right atrium after previous CABG

Thorsten Walles, CMa, Uwe Klima, MDa, Artur Lichtenberg, MDa, Arjang Ruhparwar, MDa, Kazuko Shiraga, MDa, Axel Haverich, MDa

a Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Accepted for publication July 27, 2000.

Address reprint requests to Dr Klima, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Konstanty Gutschowstrasse 9, 30623 Hannover, Germany
e-mail: klima{at}thg.mh-hannover.de

Repeat sternotomy after previous open heart operations constitutes a serious risk factor for cardiac injury, particularly in the presence of a patent internal thoracic artery. We report a case of successful minimally invasive removal of a dislocated subclavian vein stent entangled in the tricuspid valve in a patient 5 years after coronary artery bypass surgery.






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