JAPANESE CIRCULATION JOURNAL
Online ISSN : 1347-4839
Print ISSN : 0047-1828
ISSN-L : 0047-1828
CORONARY OSTIAL ENDARTERECTOMY IN TAKAYASU'S AORTITIS : Confirmation of Patency Nine Years Postsurgically
TAKASHI FUJIWARAHISAO MASAKIHISAYOSHI YAMANEHIROSHI YOSHIDATATSUKI KATSUMURA
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1992 Volume 56 Issue 6 Pages 556-559

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Abstract

A case of Takayasu's aortitis with severe bilateral coronary ostial stenosis is re-ported. A transaortic coronary endarterectomy was performed and sufficient patency was confirmed angiographically 9 years after the operation. This is the first report of late coronary angiography after a transaortic coronary ostial endarterectomy in Takayasu's aortitis. The efficacy of this procedure for coronary ostial stenosis in Takayasu's aortitis is emphasized.

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