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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-3-31
pubmed:abstractText
A study was made of 100 patients who had undergone internal mammary artery myocardial implantation 7 to 10 years previously. Forty-two patients had single implantation with or without a free omental graft, and 54 received double implantations. Four patients had a single internal mammary artery implant plus a single aortocoronary bypass graft. Eleven patients died at operation or within the first month, and 17 died from 1 to 7 years following operation. Two were lost to follow-up, and 15 refused follow-up angiograms. From 7 to 10 years postoperatively, angiographic studies were performed on 55 patients with 73 internal mammary artery implants. Of these 73 implants, 17 (23%) were occluded; 10 (14%) were patent but did not show myocardial filling; 15 (21%) showed myocardial blush or filling of small vessels; and 31 (42%) showed filling of a major coronary artery. The patency rate correlated well with the amount of coronary disease and slightly with the amount of symptomatic improvement. This study shows that the Vineberg operation is physiologically sound; however, the ideal candidates are those patients with coronary arteries of adequate size who could benefit more by direct perfusion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0003-4975
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
118-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1977
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term follow-up of internal mammary artery myocardial implantation.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article