Coronary-coronary artery bypass: an alternative.
Occasionally, a patient with calcification of the ascending aorta will be unsuitable for conventional saphenous vein aortocoronary bypass. Similarly, when a patient is seen with saphenous vein (or internal mammary artery) of inadequate diameter or quality, another method of revascularization must be selected. Two cases of coronary-coronary artery bypass are illustrative of one solution to these difficult and increasingly common problems.
D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery