Right Phrenic Nerve Palsy Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) without Harvesting Right Internal Mammary Artery (RIMA): A Rare and Unexpected Complication

Mohamed A Alassal^1,2,3*, Nouf F Baker¹, Ayman M Shaalan^1,2, Sumanth N Raghunayakula³, Eman Elwakeel⁴, Hany Elrakhawy² and Mohamed F Ibrahim¹

¹King Salman Heart Center, King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

²Cardiothoracic Surgery department, Benha University, Egypt

³PAAMCC, Arar, Saudi Arabia

⁴Benha University, Anatomy and Embryology Department, Egypt

^*Corresponding Author: Mohamed A Alassal, King Salman Heart Center, King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tel: +966112889999, +966543178563 Email:

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