title: Simultaneous off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and ascending aortobifemoral bypass graft via ventral abdominal route.
abstract: Aortoiliac disease often coexists with coronary artery disease. It is not uncommon to subject a patient to two separate interventions. We report two cases in which in simultaneous off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting was done with an ascending aortobifemoral bypass graft through the ventral abdominal route without any additional morbidity. Combining a technically simple method of limb bypass with an off-pump cardiac surgery is a promising procedure for revascularization of myocardium and lower limbs. We discuss the merits of combining an off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting procedure with a limb bypass.
authors.affiliation: From MIMS Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.forename: Anil Damodara
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Thazhakuni
authors.forename: Kannan Arunachalam
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Vellachamy
authors.forename: Murali Prabhakaran
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Vettath