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The Mammary Artery Lifeline: How Collateral Dependency of Hidden Aortic Occlusion Altered Revascularization Strategy. [PDF]

JACC Case Rep
The mammary arteries are commonly used as an arterial conduit during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, in a small proportion of patients, unrecognized extracardiac vascular pathology may render internal mammary artery harvest catastrophic during CABG.A 61-year-old man presented with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and was ...
Layton GR, Shrinivas A, Antoun I, Sherzad H, Patronis M, Zakkar M.   +5 more
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A Novel Dissection Method of the Internal Mammary (Thoracic) Artery: Anastomotic Vessel of the DIEP Flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023
Summary:. Deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps are commonly used for breast reconstruction using autologous tissue. For such free flaps, the internal mammary artery provides stable blood flow as the recipient for anastomosis.
Shigeki Sakai, MD, PhD, Ikki Yuzaki, MD, Hayato Nagashima, MD, PhD, Hiroki Kajita, MD, Tomoki Kiuchi, MD, Naohiro Ishii, MD, PhD, Kyoichi Matsuzaki, MD, PhD, Yoshifumi Takatsume, PhD, Kazuo Kishi, MD, PhD   +8 more
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Protocol for the Arterial Revascularisation Trial (ART). A randomised trial to compare survival following bilateral versus single internal mammary grafting in coronary revascularisation [ISRCTN46552265]

Trials, 2006
Background Standard coronary artery bypass graft surgery uses a single internal mammary artery and supplemental vein or radial artery grafts. Several observational studies have suggested a survival benefit with two internal mammary artery grafts compared
Flather Marcus, Altman Douglas G, Gray Alastair, Lees Belinda, Taggart David P, Channon Keith   +5 more
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Mortality after revascularization of the left anterior descending artery area [PDF]

Opšta Medicina, 2016
Introduction: Surgical revascularization of the left anterior descending artery area using left internal mammary artery (LIMA) as a graft, and percutaneous coronary intervention have been proved as safe and effective treatment for coronary artery disease.
Miljković Dušan
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Pseudoaneurysm of an Internal Mammary Artery Due to Tuberculosis

Amrita Journal of Medicine, 2022
Tuberculosis is the most common pulmonary infection in developing countries. Vascular complications are known to occur as a part of disease progression.
Jayabal Pandiaraja, Arumugam Shalini
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Coil embolization of bilateral internal mammary artery aneurysms in the setting of a heterozygous missense variant of unknown significance in COL5A1 and fibromuscular dysplasia

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2019
Internal mammary artery aneurysms are rare but serious clinical entities. Rupture results in hemothorax and can be life threatening. Most reported cases are pseudoaneurysms secondary to iatrogenic or traumatic causes.
Julia Fayanne Chen, MD, Dimitra Papanikolaou, MD, Arash Fereydooni, MS, Hamid Mojibian, MD, Alan Dardik, MD, PhD, Naiem Nassiri, MD   +5 more
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Surgical management for large chest keloids with internal mammary artery perforator flap [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016
Therapy for large symptomatic keloids is often plagued with complicated reconstruction manner and recurrence. This article reports a rare treatment combination for a chest keloid with internal mammary artery perforator flap reconstruction and radiation ...
Dan Xue, Huan Qian
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Mammary artery harvesting using the Da Vinci Si robotic system

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2014
Internal mammary artery harvesting is an essential part of any coronary artery bypass operation. Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass graft surgery has become reality in many centers as a safe and effective alternative to conventional surgery in ...
Leonardo Secchin Canale, Johannes Bonatti   +1 more
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One-year angiographic results of left anterior descending bypass using internal mammary artery: a series of 48 consecutive patients

Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research, 2019
The left internal mammary artery (LIMA) has been used as a conduit for coronary artery revascularization since 1968. Here we are reporting A total of 48 consecutive patients were operated upon using double mammary arteries. All of them received a mammary
Ahmed S Mahlab
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Near-fatal kinking of mammary graft due to emphysematous lung disease

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2018
Left internal mammary artery grafting is commonly used in elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery. We report a near-fatal case with graft kinking upon sternal closure due to distended, emphysematous lungs impinging on the mammary graft.
John T Denny, Sagar Mungekar, Benjamin R Landgraf, Valerie A McRae, Sajjad Ibrar, Geza K Kiss, Joyce Bonitz, Shaul Cohen, James T Tse   +8 more
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