Open AccessElongation of right internal thoracic artery with radial artery for redo total arterial revascularization in patients with open left internal thoracic artery to left anterial descending artery graft
Author(s) -
Ruoyu Zhang,
Patrick Zardo,
Axel Haverich,
Issam Ismail
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.03.008
Subject(s) - medicine , internal thoracic artery , revascularization , radial artery , artery , cardiology , surgery , radiology , bypass grafting , myocardial infarction
Total arterial revascularization in patients with three-vessel disease cannot usually be achieved by bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts alone due to limited length. In this report we describe a technique by which the right internal thoracic artery can be elongated with radial artery for sequential grafting in redo total arterial revascularization procedure.
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