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Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery

Volume  5, Issue 2, Apr-June 2019, Pages 93-95
 

Case Report

RITA – LITA ’Y’ Conduit in an Asymptomatic Left Subclavian Artery Stenosis: A Safe Alternative

Varadarju R, Ramesh HC, Chandra Sena M, Umesh S,

1 Associate Professor 2 Assistant Professor 3 Resident, Dept of Cardio-thoracic and vascular surgery, 4 Associate Professor, Dept of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Sri Jayadeva institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560069, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jcms.2454.7123.5219.8

Abstract

Patients with symptomatic left subclavian artery stenosis (LSA), often undergo intervention. The need for intervention in incidentally detected LSA stenosis in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is controversial. We evaluated an elderly male with triple vessel coronary artery disease and borderline stenosis in LSA. Bilateral internal thoracic artery (ITA) conduits were harvested and right ITA – left ITA ‘Y‘ grafting was done. This approach can be considered as an alternative for patients undergoing bypass surgery with asymptomatic LSA stenosis to prevent coronary subclavian steal syndrome.

 


Keywords : Left subclavian artery (LSA) stenosis; RITA- LITA ‘Y’ configuration; Coronary Subclavian Steal.
Corresponding Author : Ramesh HC