Review of coronary artery disease in patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm.

In the process of establishing a less invasive assessment strategy for coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), the incidence of CAD and the surgical and mid-term outcomes were reviewed. From January 1994 through September 2001, 94 elective surgical repairs of AAA were carried out. Preoperative coronary angiography showed 43 patients (45.