Long-term left internal mammary artery graft patency for coronary artery disease associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum

Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Aug;78(2):691-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.018.

Abstract

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a rare, inherited connective tissue disorder with numerous systemic manifestations that include premature coronary artery disease. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is known to be beneficial in patients with PXE-related coronary artery disease. In these patients, however, the suitability of arterial conduits, including the internal mammary artery, has been controversial. We present a patient with PXE-related coronary artery disease who has had long-term patency of a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft after an off-pump CABG procedure in which LIMA and bilateral radial artery conduits were used.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angina, Unstable / surgery
  • Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump*
  • Coronary Stenosis / etiology
  • Coronary Stenosis / surgery*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / surgery
  • Humans
  • Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis* / methods
  • Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / complications*
  • Radial Artery / surgery
  • Stents
  • Vascular Patency