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http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.2.124

Axillofemoral Bypass to Treat Severe Heart Failure Caused by Takayasu's Arteritis

Bang, Ji-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Kim, Jong-Wook (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Jung, Sung-Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Lim, Ju-Yong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)

Publication Information

Journal of Chest Surgery / v.45, no.2, 2012 , pp. 124-126 More about this Journal

Abstract

Takayasu's arteritis is an inflammatory vasculitis that primarily affects the aorta and its major branches. Involvement of the thoracic and abdominal aortas, although rare, causes marked hypertension and may lead to severe heart failure. We report the improvement of cardiac function after axillofemoral bypass grafting in a 59-year-old woman who had this condition.

Keywords

Takayasu's arteritis; Arterial bypass;

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