title: Late angiographic changes of the left anterior descending coronary artery following removal of multiple occluded stents and on-lay patching with the left internal mammary artery.
abstract: We present postoperative and midterm (3 years) angiographic changes after removal of five (of six) occluded stents from the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery and its reconstruction with a 9-cm-long on-lay patching done with the left internal mammary artery.
authors.affiliation: Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Cattedra Di Cardiochirurgia, Pavia, Italy. gzattera@smatteo.pv.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe Francesco
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Zattera
authors.forename: Andrea Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: D'Armini
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viganò
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents