Minimally Invasive Redo Coronary Artery Bypass to Right Coronary Artery With Right Gastroepiploic Artery.
Abel Cherian, Alexander Ryan, Yash Rohilla, Kevin Wang, Chidiebere Peter Echieh, Toshinobu Kazui
Abstract
Open AccessRedo coronary artery bypass grafting (redo CABG) is a challenging procedure because surgical access must be reestablished, patent grafts must be preserved, and arterial graft selection is limited. We managed the case of a 58-year-old man with a history of prior CABG and end-stage renal disease in whom non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction developed as a result of severe in-stent restenosis of the mid right coronary artery. Coronary angiography demonstrated patent grafts, including left internal mammary to left anterior descending. To mitigate redo CABG risks, this patient underwent a sternotomy-sparing, off-pump, redo CABG by a gastroepiploic artery to posterior descending artery anastomosis through a minimally invasive subxiphoid approach.