Natural internal thoracic-to-coronary artery collateral network. (February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nagata, Tomoki; Hasegawa, Takao; Johno, Hiroyuki
• Is Part Of: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals. Volume 28:Number 2(2020)
• Page Start: 118
• Page End: 119
• Publication Date: 2020-02
• Subjects: Collateral circulation -- coronary disease -- coronary vessels -- mammary arteries -- neovascularization -- pathologic; Heart -- Diseases -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412
• DOI: 10.1177/0218492319891017
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0218-4923

Abstract

We describe a rare case of three-vessel coronary disease in a 67-year-old man who had spontaneous communication between the left internal mammary artery and the left anterior descending artery. We decided to perform elective coronary artery bypass grafting. However, he died from sudden cardiac arrest before surgery.