title: Severe stenosis of the left main coronary artery with endarterectomy and graft: 33-year follow-up.
abstract: In 1964, a patient with symptomatic, severe left main coronary artery stenosis underwent operative treatment. Endarterectomy and pericardial patch grafting were performed successfully. The original operation is described, and the 33-year follow-up is provided.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Sabiston
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kypson
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Friesinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D004691:Endarterectomy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous