Unusable radial artery for severe atherosclerosis in a young patient.
We report a young diabetic patient who was found to have an unusable radial artery (RA) for coronary bypass grafting because of severe and diffuse atherosclerosis. Techniques to diagnose RA conduits, which are not usable for coronary surgery, are reviewed.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (MI), Italy.
Fabrizio
F
Settepani
Antioco
A
Cappai
Enrico
E
Citterio
Licia C M
LC
Melis
Giuseppe
G
Tarelli
D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000637:transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D057234:Preoperative Period; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000473:pathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D014654:Vascular Patency