Late angiographic changes of the left anterior descending coronary artery following removal of multiple occluded stents and on-lay patching with the left internal mammary artery.

We present postoperative and midterm (3 years) angiographic changes after removal of five (of six) occluded stents from the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery and its reconstruction with a 9-cm-long on-lay patching done with the left internal mammary artery.