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Mechanisms of perioperative myocardial infarction after cardiac surgery

Graft related

Thrombosis
Kinking or stretching or angulation
Competitive coronary flow
Spasm
Technical errors

Non-graft related

Ischaemia reperfusion injury
Postoperative inflammatory reaction
Coronary embolization
Iatrogenic damage to coronary arteries
Errors in reimplantation of the coronary ostia
Intimal flap occluding coronary ostia
Oxygen supply/demand mismatch
New coronary plaque or stent thrombosis