Distal internal mammary artery (IMA) with retrograde flow for coronary artery grafting.
A case in which the right distal internal mammary artery (IMA) was used to graft the posterior descending branch of the right coronary artery is presented. The retrograde blood flow at dissection was 60 ml per minute, no electrocardiographic signs of myocardial ischemia were detected postoperatively. The patient is well and fully active 6 months after surgery.
D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*