Natural history of inadvertent aorta-saphenous vein-coronary vein bypass graft. Journal   The Annals of thoracic surgery. Citation   Ann Thorac Surg. 75(3):996-7 Publication date   2003 Mar Authors   McNulty PH Gilchrist IC Investigators   Ian C. Gilchrist MeSH headings   Coronary Angiography Coronary Artery Bypass Coronary Stenosis Coronary Vessels Medical Errors Postoperative Complications Veins MeSH qualifiers   surgery radiography transplantation Abstract   Inadvertent distal anastomosis of an aortocoronary bypass graft to a coronary vein is a rare but potentially serious complication of coronary artery bypass surgery. We describe a patient in whom such a conduit was discovered only incidentally 17 years after its creation. This case illustrates the pertinent features of this anomaly and demonstrates that it can have a benign natural history. Medline ID   22532280