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ArticleGlobal cardiology science & practice2026

Late saphenous vein graft rupture presenting as a compressive mediastinal pseudoaneurysm.

Dimitrios Afendoulis, Sotirios Tsalamandris, Flora Tsakirian, Nikolaos Tsiamis, Georgios Benetos, Kostas Tsioufis, Konstantinos Toutouzas

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Dimitrios AfendoulisUnit of Structural and Valvular Heart Diseases, 1st Department of Cardiology, NKUA, 'Hippokration' General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
Sotirios TsalamandrisUnit of Structural and Valvular Heart Diseases, 1st Department of Cardiology, NKUA, 'Hippokration' General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
Flora TsakirianUnit of Structural and Valvular Heart Diseases, 1st Department of Cardiology, NKUA, 'Hippokration' General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos TsiamisUnit of Structural and Valvular Heart Diseases, 1st Department of Cardiology, NKUA, 'Hippokration' General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
Georgios BenetosUnit of Structural and Valvular Heart Diseases, 1st Department of Cardiology, NKUA, 'Hippokration' General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
Kostas TsioufisUnit of Structural and Valvular Heart Diseases, 1st Department of Cardiology, NKUA, 'Hippokration' General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos ToutouzasUnit of Structural and Valvular Heart Diseases, 1st Department of Cardiology, NKUA, 'Hippokration' General Hospital of Athens, Greece.

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Late saphenous vein graft (SVG) pseudoaneurysm is a rare but life-threatening complication of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. An 80-year-old man presented with dyspnea and chest pain two decades after CABG (LIMA-LAD, SVG-RCA). Coronary angiography revealed SVG occlusion with contrast extravasation and mass formation adjacent to the right heart chambers. CT angiography confirmed a 39 mm mediastinal pseudoaneurysm from proximal SVG rupture, compressing the right heart chambers and lung, with consequent left ventricular dysfunction (EF 45%), elevated pulmonary pressures, and orthostatic hypotension. Following Heart Team discussion, the patient underwent successful pseudoaneurysm resection with right coronary artery revascularization using a left radial artery graft. Symptoms and cardiac function improved at one-month follow-up. This case highlights the importance of clinical suspicion for SVG pseudoaneurysm in patients with prior CABG, and the central role of CT angiography and multidisciplinary decision-making in management.

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