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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;87:e15. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.11.024
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Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Immediate Myocardial Infarction due to Compression of a Vein Graft

Ton M. Heestermans, MDa,*, Jan-Henk E. Dambrink, MD, PhDa, Hauw T. Sie, MDb

a Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, the Netherlands
b Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, the Netherlands

* Address correspondence to Dr Heestermans, Isala Klinieken, locatie Weezenlanden, Department of Cardiology, Groot Wezenland 20, Zwolle, 8011 JW, the Netherlands (Email: v.r.c.derks@isala.nl).

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A 72-year-old woman with hypertension and hypercholesterolemia presented with complaints of chest pain and dyspnea (New York Heart Association classification III/IV). The results of the resting electrocardiogram (ECG) were normal; however, exercise testing was suggestive for ischemia. Diagnostic catheterization confirmed 3-vessel disease with preserved left ventricular function.

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