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Case Reports
. 2018 Jun;29(4):359-360.
doi: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000000575.

Coronary endarterectomy to facilitate bypass surgery for patients with extensive stenting of the left anterior descending artery

Gianfranco Filippone  1 , Claudia Calia  1 , Sara R Vacirca  2 , Giovanni Caruana  3 , Maria R Re  1 , Caterina Giardina  1 , Emanuele Lentini  1 , Cesira Palmeri di Villalba  1 , Vincenzo Argano  1
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Case Reports

Coronary endarterectomy to facilitate bypass surgery for patients with extensive stenting of the left anterior descending artery

Gianfranco Filippone et al. Coron Artery Dis. 2018 Jun.
No abstract available

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Fig. 1
(a) Intraoperative photograph of endarterectomy. (b) Postoperative coronary computed tomography angiography of left internal thoracic artery anastomosed onto a vein hood left anterior descending repaired. Arrow showing FMJ stent.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
(a) Postoperative coronary computed tomography angiography of left internal thoracic artery to left anterior descending artery on-lay patch repair. (b) Postoperative angiography showing patency of left internal thoracic artery to left anterior descending on-lay patch.
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