TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of internal thoracic artery grafts in patients with aortic coarctation
AU - Gaudino, Mario Fulvio Luigi
AU - Farina, Piero
AU - Toesca Di Castellazzo, Amelia
AU - Bonalumi, Giorgia
AU - Tsiopoulos, Vasileios
AU - Bruno, Piergiorgio
AU - Massetti, Massimo
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The choice of conduits for surgical revascularization in patients with aortic coarctation can be puzzling, as the internal thoracic arteries can be dilated, atherosclerotic and unsuitable for grafting. Reports in the literature are controversial: in some cases, the internal thoracic artery was not suitable for revascularization, while in others, it could be used with discordant outcomes. Here, we review the literature on the subject.
AB - The choice of conduits for surgical revascularization in patients with aortic coarctation can be puzzling, as the internal thoracic arteries can be dilated, atherosclerotic and unsuitable for grafting. Reports in the literature are controversial: in some cases, the internal thoracic artery was not suitable for revascularization, while in others, it could be used with discordant outcomes. Here, we review the literature on the subject.
KW - aortic coarctation
KW - surgical revascularization
KW - aortic coarctation
KW - surgical revascularization
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/41171
U2 - 10.1093/ejcts/ezt085
DO - 10.1093/ejcts/ezt085
M3 - Article
SN - 1873-734X
SP - N/A-N/A
JO - European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
JF - European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
ER -