Aorta-coronary artery revascularization with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene vascular graft
| Autor: | Taro Yokoyama, Gharavi Ma, Jerome Harold Kay, Lee Yc, Edmiston Wa |
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| Rok vydání: | 1978 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Aorta business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Vein stripping Anastomosis Revascularization Surgery Coronary artery bypass surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Right coronary artery medicine.artery medicine Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Vein Artery |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 76:552-555 |
| ISSN: | 0022-5223 |
| Popis: | Patients requiring coronary artery surgery may have had bilateral saphenous vein stripping, and the arm veins may not be adequate for use for coronary artery grafting. The internal mammary artery may not be long enough for use for the circumflex or right coronary artery anastomoses. A suitable substitute would be most welcome for these patients or for those with marked varicosities of the saphenous vein. Five patients received expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts (Gore-Tex vascular grafts) for coronary artery revascularization because veins of adequate size or length were not available at the time of operation. These five patients are alive 9 to 14 months after graft insertion. Four of the five grafts were patent at the time of restudy 3 to 6 months postoperatively. More follow-up studies for far longer periods of time will be necessary before Gore-Tex vascular grafts can be recommended as the ideal material for coronary artery bypass surgery. |
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