Results of Long Segmental Reconstruction of Left Anterior Descending Artery Using Left Internal Thoracic Artery

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2876425	The Annals of Thoracic Surgery	2012	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Long segmental LAD reconstruction with or without endarterectomy using the LITA provided excellent long-term outcomes and acceptable early operative results, even in patients with diffusely diseased coronary arteries.

Keywords

PCI MACE ITA Low output syndrome Endarterectomy perioperative myocardial infarction Los Coronary artery bypass graft surgery CABG Major adverse cardiac event internal thoracic artery left internal thoracic artery LAD LITA percutaneous coronary intervention left anterior descending artery

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Results of Long Segmental Reconstruction of Left Anterior Descending Artery Using Left Internal Thoracic Artery

Authors

Yasuyuki MD, Toshihiko MD, Shuichiro MD, Toshihiro MD, Akira MD, Yoshihiro MD,