Coronary Artery Dissection in a Patient with Buerger's Disease
Buerger ’s disease, vasculitis of small and medium-sized
blood vessels, is a non-atherosclerotic and progressive occlusive
condition which frequently involves the distal part of the limbs.
The occlusion of coronary arteries in Buerger’s disease is a rare
condition; however, coronary artery dissection ha s not been
reported previously. Therefore, this paper presents a 45-year-old
man who developed coronary artery dissection associated
with Buerger’s disease. The patient was treated successfully with
coronary artery bypass grafting with the left internal mammary
artery to the left anterior descendi ng artery, and saphenous vein
graft to the right coronary artery.
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research