Open AccessInnominate Artery Reconstruction
Author(s) -
Anthony Azakie,
Doff B. McElhinney,
Randall Higashima,
Louis M. Messina,
Ronald J. Stoney
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199809000-00013
Subject(s) - medicine , endarterectomy , surgery , stenosis , perioperative , asymptomatic , revascularization , artery , carotid endarterectomy , median sternotomy , coronary artery disease , concomitant , cardiology , myocardial infarction
Symptomatic atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the innominate artery is a threatening disease pattern that offers a major challenge in achieving definitive surgical repair. To assess the evolution of treatment strategies and their outcomes for this disease, the authors undertook a review of the cumulative experience for more than 3 decades at one institution.