Spontaneous restoration of patency in the free gastroepiploic artery graft: the living transplanted vascular system for coronary revascularization.

Eda, Tadahito; Matuura, Akio; Miyahara, Ken; Takemura, Haruki; Sawaki, Sadanari; Yoshioka, Teruaki; Yoshida, Naoki · Ann Thorac Surg · 2007

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report an incidence of coronary revascularization with the gastroepiploic artery in which angiography demonstrated patency at 1 month, severe narrowing at 1 year, and restoration of patency associated with progression of proximal coronary disease at 8 years. This report documents the reversibility of the free gastroepiploic artery.

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