We present a case of left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery aneurysm at the site of previous stent placement 3 years previously. The patient presented with recent worsening of angina. Angiography and 64 slice CT angiography confirmed the presence of 6mm aneurysm of LAD at the site of previous stent involving the origin of diagonal, with thrombus proximal and distal to the stent. This pa...

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (Bland-White-Garland syndrome also known as ALCAPA syndrome), is a rare congenital abnormality affecting 1 in 300.000 live births, accounting for 0,5% of cases of congenital heart disease [1]. Patients with Bland-White-Garland (BWG) syndrome who survive past childhood often have varying symptoms of myocardial ischaem...

BACKGROUND Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting (MIDCAB) is a well-established operative procedure. However, it is technically demanding and is therefore somewhat underused. We evaluated the clinical and angiographic outcome of patients undergoing a MIDCAB procedure with the Ventrica Magnetic Vascular Port (MVP) system. METHODS AND RESULTS A Ventrica MVP system was used i...

in the LIMA-SVB. We believe that a valveless segment is preferable, and the diameter of the SVG should match the LIMA as closely as possible. In the ongoing prospective-randomized clinical trial AMI-PONT (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01585285 [5], CIHR funded), we are assessing whether the LIMA-SVB patency is not inferior to the conventional CABG strategy combining a separated LIMA graft to the LAD an...

Background In this study, given the importance of gastrointestinal anastomosis in surgical procedures, attempts have been made to compare the results of employing magnetic compression anastomosis and magnetic coils in intestinal anastomosis of rats. Materials and Methods This study was an experimental trial on 60 rats which had been randomly divided into two experiment (30) and control (30) gro...

The left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is the most commonly used arterial graft for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and occluding the LIMA side branches during surgery is important to avoid myocardial ischaemia afterwards. In this study we investigated the incidence of patent LIMA graft side branches in our coronary angiography series, and compared LIMA flow rate changes by means ...

1 Centro Nacional de Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Perú. 2 Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima Perú. 3 Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas. Lima, Perú. 4 Dirección de Salud II. Lima, Perú. 5 Red de Salud San Juan Villa María, Dirección de Salud II. Lima, Perú. a Médico epidemiólogo; b médico oncólogo; c licenciada en obstetricia; d...

Ildefonso Binatti , Maria Auxiliadôra F. Prado*, Ricardo J. Alves and José D. Souza Filho Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Olegário Maciel 2360, 30180-112 Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, 31270-200 Belo Horizonte M...

We read with great interest the article by Gucu et al. that is in concern with surgical treatment of the multiple complex stenoses in left anterior descending coronary artery [1]. We congratulate the authors for their good results in such a challenging problem. The primary aim of every cardiac surgeon in concern with coronary artery bypass grafting is complete revascularization with proven good...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate which Doppler-derived flow index best predicts new distal left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) stenosis in patients with left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft. BACKGROUND The LIMA flow measurement has been proposed to assess graft function, but it may be misleading in case of new distal LAD stenosis and/or competitive flow fro...