Perfect Angiographic Patency of the Arterial Coronary-Coronary Conduit Five Years Following Surgery

Abstract

Five years ago, the left internal thoracic artery free segment was used as a coronary-coronary bypass over a single, distal lesion of the large left anterior descending coronary artery in a patient with triple vessel disease. The patient has recently been readmitted, complaining of chest discomfort. Although he was scheduled for percutaneous coronary intervention due to disease progression on the circumflex coronary artery, the perfect angiographic patency of the arterial coronary-coronary conduit has been confirmed.

Key words

Coronary bypass surgery - cardiovascular surgery - heart disease

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