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Flow-dependent changes resulting in restoration of patency of the left internal mammary artery graft after documented atresia.

Department of Cardiology, New York Methodist Hospital, 476 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA.
The Journal of invasive cardiology (impact factor: 1.84). 05/2011; 23(5):207-10. pp.207-10
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT The left internal mammary artery (LIMA) has been the conduit of choice in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Atresia of the LIMA is a common finding after CABG in patients with less than critical disease of the native vessel. However, it is extremely rare for an atretic LIMA to restore its normal caliber after progression of native coronary artery disease. We report a patient in whom the LIMA was occluded 2 years after CABG, but was found to be completely patent 5 years later, after worsening of the left anterior descending artery disease.

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Keywords

Atresia
 
atretic LIMA
 
CABG
 
coronary artery bypass grafting
 
critical disease
 
left anterior descending artery disease
 
left internal mammary artery
 
LIMA
 
native coronary artery disease
 
native vessel
 
normal caliber
 
patent 5 years