Internal mammary artery graft: retrospective report with 17 years' survival.
This report describes one of the earliest cases of successful internal mammary artery grafting. A left internal mammary-right coronary artery titanium stent anastomosis was performed on Jan. 5, 1968, at Allegheny General Hospital. Repeated cardiac catheterization 2 weeks, 6 months, and 6 years after the operation showed a patent anastomosis. The patient survived over 17 years after the operation.
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002932:Cineangiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D014654:Vascular Patency