Limb ischemia due to use of internal thoracic artery in coronary bypass

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2002 Sep;10(3):254-5. doi: 10.1177/021849230201000315.

Abstract

Immediately after undergoing coronary bypass grafting using the left internal thoracic artery, a 59-year-old man developed left leg ischemia. Right-to-left femoral artery crossover bypass was performed and the ischemia resolved. A 72-year-old man developed left calf pain 12 days after a similar procedure; peripheral angiography revealed stenosis of the abdominal aorta and distal peripheral arteries, which did not require intervention.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carrier Proteins / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Stenosis / surgery
  • Drosophila Proteins / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Ischemia / etiology*
  • Ischemia / surgery
  • Leg / blood supply*
  • Leg / surgery
  • Mammary Arteries / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Nucleoside-Phosphate Kinase*
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / etiology*
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / surgery

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Nucleoside-Phosphate Kinase
  • MAGI protein, Drosophila