title: Limb ischemia due to use of internal thoracic artery in coronary bypass.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center Istanbul, Turkey. fyapici@turk.net
authors.forename: Fikri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yapici
authors.forename: Aybanu G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Tuygun
authors.forename: Ibrahim A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Tarhan
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Abdullah K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tuygun
authors.forename: Nihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yapici
authors.forename: Azmi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozler
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D009703:Nucleoside-Phosphate Kinase; C472856:MAGI protein, Drosophila