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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1831-1833
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Severe Stenosis of Anastomoses by Using the Symmetry Aortic Connector System

Jose M. Melero, MD*,a, Carlos Porras, MDa, Miguel Such, MDa, Eduardo Olalla, MDa, Juan Alonso, MDb

a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Málaga, Spain
b Department of Cardiology, Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital, Málaga, Spain

Accepted for publication July 17, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Melero, Departamento de Cirugía Cardíaca, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Campus Universitario Teatinos, Málaga 29010, Spain
makjom{at}teleline.es

The St. Jude Medical Symmetry Aortic Connector System was developed to create the proximal vein graft anastomoses in coronary artery bypass grafting. We describe three symptomatic patients with severe stenosis of the proximal anastomosis several months after using the Symmetry aortic connector system. Intravascular ultrasound study showed anastomotic neointimal hyperplasia.




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