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A 68-year-old man with unstable angina after old myocardial infarction, and Leriche's syndrome was admitted. Coronary angiography found 90% stenosis of the left anterior descending artery (LAD), 99% stenosis of the diagonal branch, 99% stenosis of the right coronary artery (RCA), and 90% stenosis of the 4-posterior descending branch (4 PD). Left circumflex artery (LCX) was diffusely stenotic and small. Aortography revealed complete occlusion of the infrarenal aorta. Due to the risk of limb-threatening ischemia, we planned simultaneous revascularization of myocardium and the lower extremities. Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) was performed first. Subsequently Y graft replacement of abdominal aorta was completed. The postoperative course was uneventful and he was discharged on the 14th day after operation.
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A 71-year-old man was transferred to our hospital because of impending rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Preoperative CT scan demonstrated a huge aneurysm of the aortic arch (TAA) associated with an AAA. Emergency coronary angiography revealed 3-vessel disease. One-stage surgery including TAA repair, coronary bypass surgery, and AAA repair was performed to avoid the possibility of rupture of the remaining aneurysms and the risk of ischemic heart diseases. One-stage surgery is a possible approach for patients with severe multivascular diseases.
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An 86-year-old woman was transferred to our hospital because of chest pain and left incomplete paralysis. CT-scan revealed a dissecting aortic aneurysm (DeBakey type 2) 6cm in diameter. Coronary angiography and aortography were perfomed to assess the coronary artery disease and ASO, they showed occluded LAD, 90% stenosis of CX and occluded left external iliac artery. We planned a 1-stage operation. Coronary artery bypass grafting with the beating heart was carried out prior to replacement of the ascending aorta. Then we performed femoro-femoro bypass. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged 23 days after the operation.
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A 72-year-old man suffering from postinfarction angina and atrial septal defect (ASD) underwent a combined operation of four bypass graftings and direct closure of ASD. The great saphenous vein was harvested with the use of a bipolar Nd-YAG laser dissector without scissors or threads. Nd-YAG laser (wavelength: 1.064um) was irradiated to the branches of the saphenous vein through the ceramic tips of the dissector. After about five minutes exposure, the branch was dissected and bleeding from the dissected edge was not seen. Postoperative angiogram six months after grafting showed all grafts were patent, and morphological abnormalities such as reginoal shrinkage, diffuse narrowing and aneurysmal dilation were not observed. We conclude that laser graft harvesting using the bipolar dissector is safe and effective in saving time.