title: Coronary artery bypass with inverted internal mammary artery: angiographic evidence of late graft patency.
abstract: The internal mammary artery (IMA) is currently considered as the graft of choice for myocardial revascularization procedures. We report on two patients who underwent successful coronary artery bypass surgery using retrograde IMA flow. We provide, for the first time, angiographic evidence of late patency of an inverted IMA graft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Italy.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Livi
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bortolotti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzucco
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miotto
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gallucci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D014654:Vascular Patency