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9477459

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-3-31
pubmed:abstractText
Complete coronary revascularization using arterial grafts has been performed recently because of their improved patency rates. However, as the need to repeat coronary bypass surgery has become more frequent, it can be difficult to find adequate conduits for further bypass surgery. Therefore, we investigated the use of the left thoracodorsal artery (LTDA) as an alternative bypass conduit. The length from its origin, internal diameter, and number and location of branches were angiographically measured in 16 patients, and in situ blood flow volume and external diameter were intraoperatively measured in 8. Moreover, each specimen of the LTDA, the internal thoracic artery (ITA), and the inferior epigastric artery (IEA) were evaluated histologically. We found that the thoracodorsal artery has the same diameter as the ITA angiographically, and the same histological findings as the IEA. In conclusion, the thoracodorsal artery may be useful as a coronary arterial graft.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0171-6425
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
277-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of the thoracodorsal artery as an alternative conduit for coronary bypass.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article