Partial right internal thoracic artery harvesting is sufficient for obtuse marginal branch bypass grafting.
other · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 15620988.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
My colleagues and I present a method for revascularizing the left anterolateral myocardial wall by using an in situ left internal thoracic artery to left anterior descending coronary artery system and a short proximal segment (3 to 5 cm) of the right internal thoracic artery in Y fashion anastomosed to the in situ left internal thoracic artery to revascularize the obtuse marginal branches. With this technique the left ventricular anterolateral wall can be revascularized with both internal thoracic arteries, leaving a consistent residual blood supply to the right hemisternum.
Medical subject headings
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Thoracic Arteries