Coronary artery bypass grafting with left inferior epigastric artery as collateral

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2004 Dec;12(4):366-8. doi: 10.1177/021849230401200419.

Abstract

We report a case of co-existent coronary and peripheral vascular disease with collaterals to the lower extremities in a 72-year-old female. The patient had triple-vessel coronary artery disease, an occlusion of the bilateral iliac arteries, and the left internal mammary-inferior epigastric artery collateral pathway was a major route to the lower extremities. Coronary artery bypass grafting and right axillo-bifemoral bypass were performed. The well-developed left inferior epigastric artery was used as a conduit to the circumflex artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / complications
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / physiopathology
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / surgery*
  • Collateral Circulation / physiology
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / complications
  • Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / surgery*
  • Epigastric Arteries / physiopathology
  • Epigastric Arteries / transplantation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iliac Artery / surgery*