Thoracodorsal Artery as an Alternative in Complete Arterial Coronary Revascularization: 3 Cases.
- Author:
Cheol Hyun CHUNG
1
;
Jae Hak HUH
;
Ji Min CHANG
;
Wook Sung KIM
;
Woo Ik CHANG
;
Youn Suk LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University, Korea. hyun227@sanggyepaik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Coronary Arterial Bypass;
Conduit, arterial;
Thoracodorsal Artery
- MeSH:
Arteries*;
Humans;
Mammary Arteries;
Mediastinitis;
Reoperation;
Transplants;
Veins
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2002;35(12):898-901
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
It is now widely accepted that the complete arterial coronary revascularization has better short and long term results compared to coronary bypass surgery using arterial graft mixed with vein graft mainly due to its superior patency rate. However, sometimes the internal thoracic artery and other conventionally used grafts might be unavailable or it may require caution in using bilateral internal thoracic artery especially in diabetic patient because of the possible risk of the mediastinitis or other associated morbidities. Moreover, there could also be a shortage for arterial graft in case of coronary reoperation. We report our first three cases using thoracodorsal artery(TDA) as an alternative graft in complete arterial coronary revascularization.
