Combined revascularization of coronary and femoral arteries, using the ascending aorta as inflow source.
A patient with severe coronary artery disease and leg ischaemia was successfully treated with a combined revascularization procedure. The coronary arteries were bypassed with three vein grafts, and the bilateral femoral arteries were bypassed with a Dacron graft using the ascending aorta as the source of inflow. The patient recovered well and experienced no angina or claudication two years later.
Daenens
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Virga Jesse Ziekenhuis, Hasselt, Belgium.
Vandekerkhof
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Mees
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D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged