Bypass to anterior descending coronary artery in patients with aneurysm or scarring of left ventricle

Fifteen cases who have had myocardial infarction with aneurysm formation or severe scarring of the left ventricle as a result of occlusion of left anterior descending coronary artery are presented. Bypass to left anterior descending coronary artery using internal mammary artery or saphenous vein was...

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Published inVascular surgery Vol. 10; no. 3; p. 129
Main Authors Gerami, S, Nunnally, L C, Scott, M L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1976
Subjects
Adult
Cicatrix - surgery
Coronary Artery Bypass - methods
Female
Heart Aneurysm - surgery
Heart Diseases - surgery
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
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Summary:Fifteen cases who have had myocardial infarction with aneurysm formation or severe scarring of the left ventricle as a result of occlusion of left anterior descending coronary artery are presented. Bypass to left anterior descending coronary artery using internal mammary artery or saphenous vein was done in all of these patients. Ten of these had plication or excision of the left ventricular aneurysm. All of them survived the operation and are doing well. Early results in this series of patients indicate that left anterior descending coronary artery bypass in these patients is of great value by allowing perfusion to patent brances of left anterior descending coronary artery.
ISSN:0042-2835
DOI:10.1177/153857447601000301