TY - BOOK AU - Case, Brian C AU - Chen, Yuefeng AU - Dheendsa, Aaphtaab AU - Hashim, Hayder AU - Khalid, Nauman AU - Shlofmitz, Evan AU - Waksman, Ron TI - Return of the Left Internal Mammary Artery SN - 1878-0938 PY - 2021/// KW - *Coronary Artery Disease KW - *Mammary Arteries KW - Coronary Artery Bypass KW - Coronary Artery Disease/dg [Diagnostic Imaging] KW - Coronary Artery Disease/su [Surgery] KW - Humans KW - Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis/ae [Adverse Effects] KW - Mammary Arteries/dg [Diagnostic Imaging] KW - Mammary Arteries/su [Surgery] KW - MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute KW - Journal Article N1 - Available in print through MWHC library: 2002 - present N2 - Competitive flow from a non-critical native vessel leading to longitudinal narrowing/atresia of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is described as "the string phenomenon." We describe spontaneous recanalization of an atretic LIMA following coronary artery bypass grafting for multivessel coronary artery disease. Copyright (c) 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2020.07.016 ER -