[Long-term follow-up after direct intramyocardial implantation of an internal thoracic artery pedicle (Vineberg operation)].
We report on a patient with coronary artery 3-vessel disease who presented 30 years after a unilateral Vineberg operation with a patent graft. The patient successfully underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. The theoretical basis, operative variations and the results of this historical indirect revascularization procedure are briefly discussed.
Krabatsch
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Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin Abt. für Herz-, Thorax- und Gefässchirurgie Augustenburger Platz 1 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Grauhan
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Hetzer
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D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000601:surgery*; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors