A Procedure of Combination of Sequential Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting and Cooley's Technique for Complicated Case With Multi-vessel Disease,Left Ventricular Aneurysm and Mitral Regurgitation

• 来源期刊: 岭南心血管病杂志（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2009,（3）
• 页码范围: 159-163
• 页数: 5页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

INTRODUCTION Left ventricular aneurysm and ischemic mitral regurgitation are two of most common complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Combination of both these two fatal complications is not rare and the management of these complicated cases is always a challenge to cardiac surgeon because of its relatively high mortality[1]. We reported a rare case of AMI in which a singlestage correction of mitral valve replacement with preservation of mitral apparatus, sequential left internal thoracic artery (ITA) grafting and Cooley's technique.