title: Successful coronary revascularization using the PAS-Port system in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis and Behcet's disease.
abstract: Coronary artery disease is rare in patients with Takayasu's arteritis or Behcet's disease. We report the case of a patient with concomitant Takayasu's arteritis and Behcet's disease who had angina pectoris develop due to severe narrowing of the left main coronary artery. The patient underwent revascularization with saphenous vein grafts with the assistance of the PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System (Cardica, Inc, Redwood City, CA). In conclusion, the PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System seems to be a safe and effective method of facilitating revascularization, particularly when severe calcification of the ascending aorta precludes cross-clamping during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan. k-iino@m8.dion.ne.jp
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iino
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higashidani
authors.forename: Toshimi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ujiie
authors.forename: Sadahiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000295:instrumentation*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications*