title: [Vein patch angioplasty for coronary revascularization to ischemic heart disease: report of two cases].
abstract: Two cases of vein patch angioplasty for ischemic heart disease were presented. The first case (59-year-old female) admitted to our hospital because of posterolateral infarction. Preoperative coronary angiogram (CAG) showed stenosis of 4-PD of RCA, proximal LAD and distal LCX. The second case (62-year-old male) admitted for operation of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Preoperative CAG showed stenosis of proximal RCA and mid LAD. Stenosis of 4-PD and proximal RCA was relieved by patch angioplasty using saphenous vein graft and coronary artery bypass to LAD was performed by left internal thoracic artery graft. Both cases showed successful enlargement of RCA stenosis and good graft patency at the postoperative CAG. Vein patch angioplasty is thought to be an alternative method for coronary revascularization to ischemic heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ehime Rohsai Hospital, Niihama, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ichiyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamagata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tomosawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Esato
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous