OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the incidence of self-reported neurologic hand complications after radial artery harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting. METHODS Between February 20, 1996, and December 31, 1999, 615 patients underwent coronary bypass operations with radial arteries. A scripted telephone interview was performed, collecting data on perceived thumb weakness and sensation a...

BACKGROUND Endoscopic coronary bypass has been a difficult procedure to perform. The recent introduction of the Intuitive EndoWrist stabilizer (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA) has facilitated this procedure robotically on the beating heart. The addition of anastomotic connectors allows a significant improvement in the execution of this technically demanding procedure. We report on our first ...

Multi-Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) has been used to detect coronary lesions in a number of earlier studies. Here, we describe a rare case of congenital anomaly of the coronary artery, i.e., the R-II-B subtype (Lipton classification) of single coronary artery (SCA). A 61 year old man with angina was referred to our hospital. Assessment by coronary angiography (CAG) suggested SCA. The R-II...

A rare clinical variant of angina manifestation as part the coronary steal syndrome in a patient with prior bilateral artery bypass grafting and subtotal brachiocephalic trunk stenosis is considered.

The radial artery (RA) is a commonly used conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting, and recent studies have demonstrated that it provides superior long-term patency rates to the saphenous vein in most situations. In addition, the RA is also being used with increasing frequency as the access point for coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions. However, there has been concer...

in patients requiring coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg), usually at least one of the internal mammary arteries is used. this study evaluates the degree of atherosclerotic involvement of the internal mammary artery (ima) in patients undergoing cabg. during two months period, 79 patients (66 male and 13 female with a medium age of 58 years) undergoing myocardial revascularization had a biops...

BACKGROUND The issue of superiority of single internal thoracic artery grafting versus bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting remains unresolved. The aim of this study was to compare the long-term outcome of single and bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting with concomitant saphenous vein grafting for multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting. METHODS Between March 1985 and April ...

A 52-year-old man, who presented with two-vessel coronary artery disease and severe arterial occlusive disease with occlusions and/or stenoses of all aortic arch branches, underwent simultaneously coronary artery bypass grafting and bilateral aortic-subclavian as well as left-sided aortic-carotidal bypass grafting.

Background: The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of aquatic aerobic training on regulatory factors related to Reverse Cholesterol Transport in women after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: 24 middle-aged women were studied after coronary artery bypass grafting (12 were in control group and 12 in aquatic aerobic training group)....

Concurrent lung cancer and coronary artery disease requiring treatment with percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting is not rare. An individualized perioperative anticoagulation regimen and minimal surgical trauma will benefit the patient's postoperative recovery. We successfully treated a 68-year-old female patient with a lesion in the left anterior descending arte...