Internal Mammary Artery Graft Flow Steal by a Large Dialysis Arteriovenous Fistula Characterized by Electrical Storm
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Medical Research - Year 2024, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Steal syndrome describes a condition in which a dilated vessel distal to a smaller artery attempts to compensate for decreased blood flow by “stealing” from the smaller artery. Steal syndrome is not uncommon and can be seen in certain physiologic and pathologic states. The classic example is an occluded atherosclerotic coronary artery resulting in a misdirection of blood flow into the open channels that have developed over time resulting in downstream ischemia. Case Report: A 66-year-old male fourteen years post 4-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting using his left internal mammary artery to bypass a stenotic segment of the left anterior descending artery, along with three saphenous venous conduits to the right coronary artery. He also had a stent placement by PCI. He was on dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel. An electrophysiology study revealed inducible VF and he underwent implantation of a dual chamber ICD 9 months prior to presentation. He experienced an unprovoked fall at home and a workup revealed the flow volume through the patient’s fistula increased to such a degree that the patient developed a steal syndrome from his left internal mammary artery graft. In addition, went into a state of electrical storm caused by ischemic damage to cardiac tissue distal to the graft. By ligating the fistula, the patient’s steal syndrome resolved and he did not suffer further ventricular arrhythmias. Conclusion: Both coronary bypass grafting and fistula formation are common and necessary interventions and providers should take care to monitor for interactions between these proposed interventions to best serve their patients without causing additional harm. Increased vascular flow through any portion of the body can induce a steal syndrome from an upstream region. Patients who undergo arteriovenous (AV) fistula placement may develop a steal syndrome from ipsilateral bypass grafts.
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Kiera Brigh Turner, Kai Yoshinaga, Elise Yoshinaga, Josh Sohmer, Houman Khalili, SJ Carlan
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- EP ID EP733584
- DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.46889/JCMR.2024.5108
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