Elongation 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

Ruoyu Zhang; Patrick Zardo; Axel Haverich; Issam Ismail

doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.03.008

Elongation 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

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Jul;36(1):206-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.03.008. Epub 2009 Apr 16.

Authors

Ruoyu Zhang¹, Patrick Zardo, Axel Haverich, Issam Ismail

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. Zhang.Ruoyu@mh-hannover.de

PMID: 19375348
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.03.008

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
Coronary Disease / surgery*
Humans
Male
Mammary Arteries / transplantation*
Radial Artery / transplantation*
Reoperation / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Patency