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Coronary artery bypass grafting to a calcified right coronary artery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12561095     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A severely calcified coronary artery demands a special technique in coronary artery bypass surgery. We have successfully developed a "punch-out" technique for a calcified right coronary artery in a dialysis patient. After an incision into the target coronary artery, the calcified arterial wall was resected using a punch to make an oval hole for anastomosis. Limited endarterectomy, which consisted of dissection and removal of the calcified endothelium and media around this hole, preserving the adventitia, enabled the anastomosis. This technique can be used for a severely calcified coronary artery that is unamendable to conventional coronary artery bypass grafting.
Authors:
Masaru Yoshikai; Keiji Kamohara; Junji Yunoki
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Japanese journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyōbu Geka Gakkai zasshi     Volume:  50     ISSN:  1344-4964     ISO Abbreviation:  Jpn. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.     Publication Date:  2002 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-02-03     Completed Date:  2003-02-20     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100884261     Medline TA:  Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  523-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shin-Koga Hospital, 120 Tenjin-cho, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8577, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Calcinosis / radiography,  surgery*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass* / methods
Coronary Disease / radiography,  surgery*
Coronary Vessels / surgery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods

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