title: [Combined use of internal mammary and right gastroepiploic arteries in myocardial revascularization with and without extracorporeal circulation].
abstract: Use of arterial grafts represent the new approach in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery these days. This article represents our experience in use of two or more arterial grafts in combination (internal mammary artery--IMA and right gastroepiploic artery--RGEA). Between March 2000 February 2002, 10 patients underwent CABG with exclusive use of left or both IMAs and RGEA, with or without extracorporal circulation (ECC). In the group without ECC fast truck anesthesia was used. Post CABG catheterization was performed in three patients. There were no 30 day mortality or morbidity. Post CABG catheterization in two patients showed excellent graft patency. One patient continued to have chest pain and after the catheterization we found ostial narrowing of the celiac trunck which was successfully dilated. One of participants had abdominal hernia repair. Our opinion is that use of arterial grafts in CABG surgery has much lower risk, excellent patency and good long term prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Institut za kardiovaskularne bolesti Dedinje, Beograd.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Milojević
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nesković
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stojanović
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakovljević
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sagić
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Djukanović
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D024405:Gastroepiploic Artery / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications