title: Coronary artery bypass in the context of polyarteritis nodosa.
abstract: A 46-year-old man with polyarteritis nodosa and multiple myocardial infarctions treated with multiple percutaneous coronary interventions presented again with atypical angina. Coronary angiography revealed triple-vessel coronary artery disease. This patient underwent four-vessel coronary artery bypass graft and recovered uneventfully. A review of the literature and discussion of the surgical management of this patient is presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Bobby
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
authors.forename: Pawan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuneyoshi
authors.forename: Erez
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kachel
authors.forename: Ehab
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Massad
authors.forename: Fuad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moussa
authors.forename: Gideon N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation