Obstruction of the Inferior Vena Cava Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Abdisamad M. Ibrahim, MD; Bellony Nzemenoh, MD; Ranjit John, MD; Dante Dali, DO; Jeremy Markowitz, MD; Andrea Elliott, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jun 2023)

Obstruction of the Inferior Vena Cava Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Abdisamad M. Ibrahim, MD,
Bellony Nzemenoh, MD,
Ranjit John, MD,
Dante Dali, DO,
Jeremy Markowitz, MD,
Andrea Elliott, MD

Affiliations

Abdisamad M. Ibrahim, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr Abdisamad M Ibrahim, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
Bellony Nzemenoh, MD: Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Ranjit John, MD: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Dante Dali, DO: Division of Adult Cardiac and Minimally Invasive Robotic Thoracic Surgery, University of Missouri/Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri, USA
Jeremy Markowitz, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Andrea Elliott, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15
p. 101861

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Obstruction of the inferior vena cava (IVC) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a rare complication. We describe a case of IVC outflow obstruction secondary to inferior cavoatrial junction injury during CABG. The diagnostic and management approaches used to care for this patient are discussed. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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