Simultaneous minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass and repair of a penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the descending thoracic aorta: report of a case.
A 70-year-old man with a descending aortic aneurysm was admitted to the hospital because of an abnormal chest X-ray. The chest computed tomography and magnetic resonance angiography findings showed a saccular aneurysm at the descending thoracic aorta. A preoperative coronary arteriogram showed 75% stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery and 99% stenosis of the right coronary artery. A simultaneous minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MI
Nakamura
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tottori Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Suzuki
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Kamihira
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Taniguchi
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Yamaga
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D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures