Symptoms of SVG Occlusion
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
SVG occlusion is often asymptomatic. The sensitivity of new or recurrent chest pain in the detection of SVG occlusion is 60% and the specificity is 20% [1]. The presence or absence of symptoms will depend upon the disease present in native vessels and the viability of the myocardium downstream to the occlusion.
References
- ↑ Greenberg BH, Hart R, Botvinik EH, Werner JA, Brundage BH, Shames DM, et al. Thallium-201 myocardial perfusion scintigraphy to evaluate patients after coronary bypass surgery. Am J Cardiol 1978;42:167-76.