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Total Arterial Revascularization Using Y-composite Graft for Isolated Left Main Coronary Artery Disease  

Ahn, Byong-Hee (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Yu, Ung (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Chun, Joon-Kyung (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Ryu, Sang-Wan (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Armed Forces Kwang-Ju Hospital)
Choi, Yong-Sun (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Kim, Byong-Pyo (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Hong, Sung-Bum (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Bum, Min-Sun (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Na, Kook-Ju (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Jung, Myung-Ho (Dept. of Cardiology, Chonam National University Medical School)
Kim, Sang-Hyung (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.37, no.1, 2004 , pp. 35-42 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: For the treatment of isolated left main coronary artery disease, twelve arterial revascularizations with Y-composite grafts using left internal thoracic artery and radial artery or right gastroepiploic artery were peformed. This study was performed to investigate whether V-composite graft can satisfy the blood flow required to make myocardium act properly or not. Borderline stenotic lesions on the left main coronary artery, which are very prone to remodel the bypassed vessels due to competitive flows, were also considered. Material and Method: Among 247 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting from March 2000 to April 2003, 12 patients (4.7%) who had received total arterial revascularizations for the isolated left main coronary artery disease were studied retrospectively. Result: left anterior descending arteries were bypassed with left internal thoracic artery by off-pump technique in all patients, however, 2 cases of left obtuse marginal branches were bypassed under on-pump beating heart. Except for one patient, who did not have an obtuse marginal branch more than 1 mm in diameter, 11 patients had gone through complete arterial revascularizations by use of the Y shape arterial graft. Among five patients who had less than 75% stenosis, one patient showed string sign on left internal thoracic artery grafted to left anterior descending artery. However, two grafts to obtuse marginal blanches were completely obstructed and one showed slender sign. There were no graft-dominant flow in patients with stenotic lesion less than 75%. On the contrary to the result of patients with stenotic lesions less than 75%, all the patients with stenotic lesions more than 90% showed graft-dominant blood flow. Conclusion: In conclusion, it is assumed that, when stenotic lesions are over 90%, coronary artery bypass grafting with an Y shape arterial graft could possibly give enough help to the obstructed coronary arteries in blood supplying to myocardium, which needs massive quantity of blood to act well. However, when patients have borderline stenoses, through scrupulous examinations, more prudent and flexible decisions are required in choosing the treatment methods, such as, direct anastomosis of vein or artery to aorta, or adding supplementary treatment methods like percutaneous coronary intervention, rather than choosing a fixed treatment methods.
Keywords
Coronary artery bypass; Conduit, arterial; Coronary artery disease;
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