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Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of an aortocoronary saphenous vein graft aneurysm

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allowed the diagnosis of an atherosclerotic aneurysm of a long-standing aortocoronary saphenous vein graft, initially not depicted by selective coronary graft arteriography due to low flow within the lumen, caused by a stenosis of the proximal graft limb.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, 15212-4772, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Anthony R. Lupetin & Frederick J. Gabriele

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, 15212-4772, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Christopher M. Kramer & Nathaniel Reichek

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Lupetin, A.R., Gabriele, F.J., Kramer, C.M. et al. Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of an aortocoronary saphenous vein graft aneurysm. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 18, 330–332 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203687

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