Radial artery-gastroepiploic artery composite graft for redo CABG

Ann Thorac Surg. 1997 Nov;64(5):1473-5. doi: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)00936-3.

Abstract

The location of the gastroepiploic artery makes it strategically useful for isolated revascularization of the inferior surface of the heart. In comparison with the radial artery, however, the usefulness of the gastroepiploic artery is limited by its progressively smaller caliber with mobilization and its greater tendency for vasospasm. I describe a case of radial artery-to-proximal gastroepiploic artery anastomosis to revascularize the right coronary artery in a patient requiring redo coronary artery bypass grafting.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arteries / transplantation
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Omentum / blood supply
  • Radial Artery / transplantation
  • Reoperation
  • Stomach / blood supply