The use of internal thoracic arteries for myocardial revascularization may produce acute leg ischemia in patients with concomitant Leriche's syndrome [1]

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 698-

  Melissano, G ^a   Di Credico, G ^a   Chiesa, R ^a   Grossi, A ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEG ISCHEMIA; LERICHE SYNDROME; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029907195     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(96)70087-3     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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2. S Kitamura K Inoue K Kawachi R Morita T Seki S Taniguchi T Kawata Lower-extremity ischemia secondary to internal thoracic-coronary artery bypass grafting Ann Thorac Surg 56 1993 157 159
3. FD Loop BW Lytle DM Cosgrove RW Stewart M Goormastic GW Williams Influence of the internal mammary artery graft on 10-year survival and other cardiac events N Engl J Med 314 1986 1 6