title: Interposition vein graft for giant coronary aneurysm repair.
abstract: Coronary aneurysms in adults are rare. Surgical treatment is often concomitant to treating obstructing coronary lesions. However, the ideal treatment strategy is poorly defined. We present a case of successful treatment of a large coronary artery aneurysm with a reverse saphenous interposition vein graft. This modality offers important benefits over other current surgical and percutaneous techniques and should be considered as an option for patients requiring treatment for coronary aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Firstenberg
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Azoury
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Lytle
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*