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Coronary artery bypass in a 15-year-old girl with pseudoxanthoma elasticum.

Abstract
A 15-year-old girl with pseudoxanthoma elasticum and associated severe coronary artery disease underwent double coronary artery bypass using left internal mammary artery and saphenous vein. Preoperatively the patient had life-threatening syncope and positive treadmill test results. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient has been doing well for 3 years. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare disease that can cause premature coronary arterial obstructive disease in children and adolescents.
AuthorsH Nishida, M Endo, H Koyanagi, T Ichihara, A Takao, M Maruyama
JournalThe Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 49 Issue 3 Pg. 483-5 (Mar 1990) ISSN: 0003-4975 [Print] Netherlands
PMID2310262 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Coronary Artery Bypass (methods)
  • Coronary Disease (complications, surgery)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis
  • Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (complications)
  • Saphenous Vein (transplantation)

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