The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 48, 434-435, Copyright © 1989 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Combined revascularization of coronary and femoral arteries: a proposed alternative
H Suma, H Sato, H Fukumoto and A Takeuchi
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Japan.
Two patients with both coronary artery disease and leg ischemia were
successfully treated with a combined revascularization procedure. Coronary
arteries were bypassed with in situ internal mammary artery grafts, and
bilateral femoral arteries were bypassed with expanded
polytetrafluoroethylene grafts descended from the ascending aorta through
the preperitoneal abdominal wall tunnel. Both patients recovered well and
experienced no angina or claudication.