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Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for a left main lesion due to cardiac allograft vasculopathy in Japan: first report of a case.
- Source :
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Surgery today [Surg Today] 2014 Oct; Vol. 44 (10), pp. 1949-52. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jul 03. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a major cause of mortality after transplantation. We treated a 44-year-old female with off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) 4 years after heart transplantation. Annual examinations, including coronary angiography and intravenous ultrasound (IVUS), revealed a severe lesion in the left main trunk. The left internal mammary artery was successfully anastomosed to the left anterior descending artery in an off-pump manner. To ensure that patients have a good long-term outcome after heart transplantation, routine examinations, including IVUS, are crucial, because of the nature of CAV. OPCAB is a good option for a left main trunk lesion due to CAV.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1436-2813
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Surgery today
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23821318
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-013-0651-0