Limb ischemia due to use of internal thoracic artery in coronary bypass.
Immediately after undergoing coronary bypass grafting using the left internal thoracic artery, a 59-year-old man developed left leg ischemia. Right-to-left femoral artery crossover bypass was performed and the ischemia resolved. A 72-year-old man developed left calf pain 12 days after a similar procedure; peripheral angiography revealed stenosis of the abdominal aorta and distal peripheral arteries, which did not require intervention.
Yapici
Fikri
F
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center Istanbul, Turkey. fyapici@turk.net
Tuygun
Aybanu G
AG
Tarhan
Ibrahim A
IA
Yilmaz
Mehmet
M
Tuygun
Abdullah K
AK
Yapici
Nihan
N
Ozler
Azmi
A
D000368:Aged; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009703:Nucleoside-Phosphate Kinase; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D009703:Nucleoside-Phosphate Kinase; C472856:MAGI protein, Drosophila