A Potential Risk of Myocardial Ischemia during Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repair after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using the Right Gastroepiploic Artery

Katsuhiko Matsuyama; Nobusato Koizumi; Kiyoshi Chiba; Katsutoshi Sato; Toru Iwahashi; Toshiya Nishibe; Hitoshi Ogino

doi:10.5761/atcs.cr.12.01963

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A Potential Risk of Myocardial Ischemia during Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repair after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using the Right Gastroepiploic Artery

Katsuhiko Matsuyama, Nobusato Koizumi, Kiyoshi Chiba, Katsutoshi Sato, Toru Iwahashi, Toshiya Nishibe, Hitoshi Ogino

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Keywords: thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, right gastroepiploic artery graft, myocardial ischemia

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2013 Volume 19 Issue 4 Pages 310-312

DOI https://doi.org/10.5761/atcs.cr.12.01963

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Abstract

In-situ right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA) has been used as one of the reliable conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We report a case of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair in a patient who had previous CABG using the RGEA graft. There is a great potential risk for critical myocardial ischemia when performing open repair for TAAA in those patients.

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