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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:2008-2011
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
a Department of Surgery II, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
b Department of Internal Medicine I, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Accepted for publication July 31, 2001.
* Address reprint requests to Dr Ochi, 1-1-5 Sendagi Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, 113-8603, Japan
e-mail: ochi/surg2{at}nms.ac.jp
Background. With the T graft configuration, multiple arterial revascularization can be accomplished using bilateral internal thoracic arteries. However, concern remains about the flow capacity of the main stem of the left internal thoracic artery (LITA).
Methods. Forty patients who underwent multiple revascularization of the entire territory of the left coronary system with a T graft were investigated. Six months after the operation, they were examined angiographically. During the same period, dobutamine stress echocardiography was performed to evaluate the adequacy of the myocardial blood supply from the T graft. The T graft revascularized two branches in 5 patients, three branches in 23, four branches in 11, and five branches in 1 of the left coronary system. Other conduits were used if revascularization was required for the right coronary system.
Results. Complete revascularization was achieved in the left coronary territory in all patients. The LITA main stem showed a wide lumen in all patients. Luminal narrowing was present in the distal segment of the LITA in 3 patients. The right internal thoracic artery (RITA) was patent in all patients, whereas luminal narrowing was observed in the distal segment of the RITA in 5 patients. No patient exhibited ischemic wall motion abnormality in the anteroseptal, lateral, or posterolateral region of the left ventricle where the T graft revascularized. Eight patients showed ischemic response in the inferoposterior region, that is, the territory of the right coronary artery.
Conclusions. The LITA main stem, forming a T-graft configuration with the free RITA, has an adequate flow reserve to supply at least the entire left coronary arterial system with sufficient blood. Therefore, multiple coronary revascularization using the T-graft technique is feasible.
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