title: Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with Werner's syndrome.
abstract: Werner's syndrome is a rare hereditary disorder that is characterized by premature aging. We report a case of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) in a 56-year-old man with Werner's syndrome. We used an endoscopic vessel-harvesting system to harvest great saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) because this system helps minimize surgical wounds. This is important because poor wound healing is a prominent feature of Werner's syndrome. Revascularization of the coronary arteries in this case was thought to improve his prognosis, although he had already outlived the average life-span of Werner's syndrome. A detailed examination of the cardiovascular system should be performed in patients with this disorder.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Kandaizumicho-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8643, Japan. satonatanaka@mitsuihosp.or.jp
authors.forename: Satona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyairi
authors.forename: Shogo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: Sumio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Ikutaro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kigawa
authors.forename: Sachito
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuda
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014898:Werner Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing