Evaluation of arterial grafts prior to coronary bypass in pseudoxanthoma elasticum.

Abstract

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare, inherited connective tissue disorder associated with coronary and peripheral arterial disease and accelerated atherosclerosis in medium sized arteries. We describe 110-month symptom-free survival in a patient with pseudoxanthoma elasticum who underwent coronary bypass using the left internal mammary artery at 56 years of age. The vessel was evaluated pre-operatively with angiography to determine suitability, and he has not required further investigation or intervention due to lack of symptoms.

• Authors: Michael Rossiter-Thornton, Jim Iliopoulos, Con Manganas
• Journal: Heart, lung & circulation (Heart Lung Circ) Vol. 20 Issue 11 Pg. 726-7 (Nov 2011) ISSN: 1444-2892 [Electronic] Australia
• PMID: 21906998 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Crown Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Angiography
• Coronary Artery Bypass (methods)
• Coronary Artery Disease (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Humans
• Male
• Mammary Arteries (diagnostic imaging)
• Middle Aged
• Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (diagnostic imaging, surgery)