Is NT-pro-BNP predictive of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery?

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  • Yongxin Liang
  • Shiduan Wang
  • Miaoning Gu
چکیده

I am very glad to see that Dr Shih et al. reportedmy case of haemomediastinum caused by a ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm [1]. This is one of the bronchial arterial embolisation cases that I performed during October 2006. However, I have to point out a misinterpretation of Fig. 1 of this article [1]. The location the arrow is pointing to is actually the superior vena cava (SVC) with streak artefacts due to highly concentrated contrast injection from the right arm. If we trace that vein carefully upwards, we can see that the noncontrasted blood from the left brachiocephalic vein is draining into this SVC. The small bronchial artery is a branch from the descending thoracic aorta. The bronchial arterial aneurysm is actually showed as a small dot located anterior to the thoracic vertebra in Fig. 1. The angiogram in Fig. 2 will prove that the aneurysm is truly lying anterior to the spine. Due to the rules of ‘Letter to the Editor’, I cannot explain it out in an image or figure with legend; however, the reader may contact me if they want any further explanations and/or would like to see images of the case.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

دوره 38 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010