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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-2-20
pubmed:abstractText
Endarterectomy and reconstruction of the coronary arteries is a technique for patients with diffuse coronary disease and in whom coronary bypass grafting is contraindicated. In a serie of 418 patients undergoing coronary bypass between May 1988 and April 1990, 55 had endarterectomy and reconstruction of a coronary artery. The mean age was 62.2 years (44-80 years). Twenty-five patients had class III (NYHA) angina and 30 had class IV angina. On the coronary angiogram, 10 patients had double-vessel disease and 45 had triple vessel disease. Endarterectomy and reconstruction were performed on one coronary artery in 53 patients and on two coronary arteries in 2 patients. At mean of 2.6 grafts per patient were performed. Four patients died during the perioperative period. Ten had a perioperative myocardial infarction. No other complications were noted. No residual postoperative angina was present. Five patients had a follow-up angiogram during the first postoperative month. All grafts were patent and correctly revascularised the endarterectomised artery and branches. These satisfactory preliminary results suggest that endarterectomy and reconstruction of the coronary arteries is a reliable and reproducible technique for coronary grafting. It is indicated in patients with diffuse atheromatous coronary disease who were previously not considered for surgery.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0003-3944
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
653-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[Coronary revascularization by long endarterectomy and reconstruction].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, CHU, Hôpital Saint-Eloi, Montpellier.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract