Coronary artery bypass in systemic lupus erythematosus using total autogenous arterial bypass.
A 63-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) underwent coronary artery bypass grafting using only arterial grafts, the left internal thoracic, and the right gastroepiploic arteries. This is the first report of coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with SLE using the gastroepiploic artery.
Nishinaka
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Heart Institute of Japan.
Koyanagi
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Endo
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Nishida
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D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged