In coronary artery bypass grafting, a diffusely diseased left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) is an obstacle to achieving complete revascularization, consequently leading to the possibility of a poor prognosis. Long segmental reconstruction with or without endarterectomy is a revascularization method for treating diffusely diseased coronary arteries. Herein, we report a successful case of long segmental reconstruction of a diffusely diseased LAD using a left internal thoracic artery onlay patch after endarterectomy.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4541061 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.4.285 | DOI Listing |
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