Coronary artery spasm after off-pump coronary artery by-pass grafting

The immediate postoperative period of patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery by-pass grafting can be severely complicated by unsuspected coronary artery spasm. A case of right coronary artery spasm possibly induced by myocardial stabilisation technique is presented. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.