Treatment of a giant coronary artery aneurysm in an adult with a history of Kawasaki disease by resection and bypass grafting: Report of a case

We report herein the case of a 22-year-old man with a history of Kawasaki disease who developed a giant calcified aneurysm of the left main coronary artery. The aneurysm was successfully resected and coronary bypass surgery was performed using the bilateral internal thoracic arteries. The resected aneurysm, the maximal diameter of which was 27 mm, showed heavy calcification of the inner layer and extended into the adjacent coronary arteries, producing a significant narrowing of the lumen of both the left main trunk (50%) and the anterior descending branch (50%). Extensive intimal calcification presumably prevented normal luminal development and produced a significant narrowing as the patient grew into adulthood. A cause for stenotic lesions developing in the coronary artery adjacent to a coronary aneurysm in adults with a history of Kawasaki disease is suggested here by the resected aneurysm seen in this patient. Thus, adult patients with giant coronary artery aneurysms and significant stenotic lesions of the coronary artery associated with Kawasaki disease may require aneurysmectomy in addition to bypass surgery.     

Coronary artery bypass grafting for coronary aneurysms due to Kawasaki disease.

We report a 23-year-old man who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for coronary aneurysms associated with Kawasaki disease using the left internal thoracic artery (LITA) and right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA) after a second myocardial infarction (MI). Preoperatively, this patient showed repetitive occlusion and recanalization of coronary artery flow without coronary stenosis. Indication of bypass surgery in Kawasaki disease is usually associated with stenosis. However, even an aneurysm alone should be an indication of surgery if there is any kind of ischemic event.     

Experimental aortocoronary artery bypass grafting using a CO2 laser on the dog: acute experiment

This study was designed to evaluate the feasibility of using laser tissue welding in aortocoronary bypass operation. Simulated aortocoronary bypass operations were performed on 10 dog hearts supported by extracorporeal circulation. Distal anastomoses between internal mammary artery and coronary artery were achieved using the laser technique, which includes four stay sutures of 7-0 polypropylene and tissue welding between the stays by the laser at a power level of 65 mW. Short-term luminal patency was 100% without stenosis by angiography. Microscopy and histology showed that CO2 laser caused medial change resulting in fusion with preservation of normal intimal morphology. The aortocoronary bypass operation using a CO2 laser is technically feasible, and this technique may open up a new method for patients with small peripheral coronary artery obstruction and for pediatric patients with certain conditions (eg, Kawasaki disease).     

Review: surgical treatment of giant coronary aneurysms in pediatric patients with Kawasaki disease

In Kawasaki disease (KD), giant coronary aneurysms in the proximal segments of the coronary arteries have long been among the serious complications associated with acute myocardial infarction. To treat myocardial ischemia in children, Kitamura et al. first performed coronary artery bypass grafting in a pediatric patient using an autologous saphenous vein. In the early 1980s, they began to use the internal thoracic artery (ITA) as a bypass graft to the left anterior descending artery, which later was proven to improve long-term life expectancy with its favorable long-term patency, as well as growth potential. Thus, the excellent characteristics of the ITA have come to be widely known among pediatric cardiac surgeons, and a growing number of coronary bypass surgery procedures using the ITA are now being performed worldwide. Although a longer follow-up with more patients is necessary, downsizing reconstructive procedure may be a treatment of choice for giant aneurysms of non-LAD territories to improve coronary circulation. The efficacy of surgical treatment for giant coronary aneurysms in pediatric patients with Kawasaki disease is now well established. Pediatric coronary artery bypass grafting using the ITA, either single or bilateral, can be safe not only for patients with Kawasaki coronary disease but also for infants with congenital coronary lesions.     

Combined operation for renovascular hypertension and ischemic heart disease

We have experienced two patients of ischemic heart disease associated with renovascular hypertension. Patient 1 (60-year-old man) underwent LV aneurysmectomy and triple aortocoronary bypass grafting (saphenous vein to diagonal branch, left internal mammary artery to obtuse marginal branch, and right gastroepiploic artery to right coronary artery). Seventy five days after the initial cardiac surgery endarterectomy for the left renal artery and bifurcated Dacron graft implantation for the iliac artery obstruction were performed. Patient 2 (62-year-old woman) underwent simultaneous operation of both right nephrectomy and triple aortocoronary bypass grafting (saphenous vein grafts to obtuse marginal branch and right coronary artery, and left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery). Their postoperative courses were uneventful except unstable and high blood pressure for four to seven days after the operation. It appears that it should be decided to achieve either simultaneous or two stage approach for ischemic heart disease associated with renovascular hypertension based on the preoperative cardiac function. And both postoperative cardiac function and hypertension should be carefully managed until the blood pressure becomes stable after the surgery.     

冠状动脉旁路移植术治疗6例儿童川崎病并发冠状动脉病变

目的 总结冠状动脉旁路移植治疗儿童川崎病并发冠状动脉病变的近、中期疗效.方法 2005年2月至2009年9月,6例川崎病并发冠状动脉病变病儿接受冠状动脉旁路移植,其中男5例,女1例;年龄6～12岁.确诊川崎病0.5～5.0年.冠状动脉左主干闭塞1例,左、右冠状动脉瘤样病变5例.心功能(NYHA)分级Ⅱ级1例,Ⅲ级5例.术前心脏超声示左室舒张末内径(LVDD)39～54 mm;左室收缩未内径(LVSD)23～45 mm;左室射血分数(LVEF)0.33～0.71;二尖瓣中度反流1例.均在体外循环下手术,移植血管均用动脉,平均旁路移植血管(2.0±0.6)根.其中左乳内动脉4根,桡动脉7根.同期冠状动脉成形术4例,二尖瓣成形术1例.结果 无手术死亡,体外循环平均(95.6±31.0)min;主动脉阻断平均(57.8±33.9)min.术后LVDD 32～56 mm,LVSD 21～39 mm,LVEF 0.45～0.71.冠状动脉CT示移植血管均通畅.均获随访,无远期死亡,病儿生长发育同正常同龄儿.随访0.1～4.5年,心功能平均(1.4±0.55)级.5例术后1年移植血管100%通畅,1例术后2年移植血管通畅.结论 冠状动脉旁路移植术可以有效治疗川崎病并发冠状动脉病变,全动脉化有利于旁路血管远期通畅,其近、中期疗效满意.     

Clinical evaluation of surgical treatment of children with Kawasaki disease

Clinical problems in the surgical treatment for the vascular lesion after Kawasaki disease were evaluated in five patients who underwent myocardial revascularization. Each patient had significant stenosis or complete occlusion with aneurysmal formation. Four patients received single aortocoronary bypass and one patient received double bypass. Three saphenous veins and three internal mammary arteries were used for bypass grafting. There were no operative or late deaths. Three saphenous vein grafts and two internal mammary artery grafts were patent both in the early postoperative and in the late postoperative studies. Progression of the obstructive lesions at other coronary arteries which were not bypassed at the operation were found in two patients. One patient revealed bilateral common iliac aneurysms associated with progressive obstruction of urinary tract followed by renal dysfunction. It appears that even the patient who had satisfactory surgical results in late studies are required to be followed up with utmost care to other coronary lesions or other vascular lesions in addition to the lesions bypassed.     

Prophylactic Use of Intra-aortic Balloon Pump in Aortocoronary Bypass for Patients with Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

Aortocoronary bypass surgery in patients with left main coronary artery disease is reported to have an operative mortality of between 1.4 and 39%. It is generally accepted that the operative mortality in this group of patients is considerably greater than in routine bypass candidates, presumably due to the large amount of myocardium threatened by a single lesion. In an effort to preserve threatened left ventricular myocardium, intra-aortic balloon pumping was instituted prophylactically prior to sternotomy in 20 consecutive patients with left main coronary artery disease (luminal narrowing greater than 50%). Sixty per cent of these patients had New York Heart Association Class IV angina, 25% had Class III, and 15% Class II. Fifty per cent of the patients in this group presented with unstable angina. Operative patients requiring left ventricular aneurysmectomy and/or valve replacement, were excluded. No operative deaths have been encountered in 20 consecutive patients managed in this manner. One patient displayed signs of myocardial infarction in the postoperative period. Correctable peripheral vascular ischemic complications of pump insertion were encountered in three patients. Preliminary results from this ongoing study support the hypothesis that prophylactic intra-aortic balloon pumping is a low risk procedure that should be utilized routinely in aortocoronary bypass surgery for left main coronary artery disease.     

Aortocoronary bypass for critical stenosis of the left main coronary artery.

Over a 2-year period 33 patients with symptomatic stenosis (greater than 75%) of the left main coronary artery underwent aortocoronary bypass. Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation was used preoperatively in only two patients as a therapeutic measure for medically unstable angina. There were no operative deaths. Follow-up study 3 to 27 months (mean 13.3 months) after operation revealed one death. Twenty-two patients were free of pain. The authors conclude that aortocoronary bypass surgery for severe stenosis of the left main coronary artery can be safely accomplished, without prophylactic use of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in the majority of cases, with an acceptable operative mortality and morbidity.     

Acute myocardial infarction in childhood. Report of 2 cases

We review two cases of agenesis of the left coronary trunk, a very rare congenital malformation. Both patients presented at our children's hospital with acute myocardial infarction, the mortality rate of which is high in infancy and childhood. The most common causes of myocardial infarction are anomalous origin of left coronary artery and Kawasaki disease. Less common causes are myocarditis and absence of the left coronary artery. The patients' main symptoms of acute myocardial infarction were non-specific--dyspnea and feeding problems--as is usual in acute coronary disease in children. A definitive diagnosis was made by cardiac catheterization. Both patients required surgery: saphenous vein bypass graft in one case and heart transplantation in the second. We describe both cases and review the literature.     

Direct coronary artery surgery for coronary artery occlusive disease

Surgical revascularization of the myocardium for coronary artery occlusive disease has gained great impetus over the past five years with the advent of successful methods of direct surgical reconstruction of the coronary arteries. Seventy-five patients underwent direct coronary artery surgery for ischemic heart disease over the past two and a half years. The indication for coronary arterial revascularization was angina in forty-eight patients, congestive heart failure in twenty-four patients, and recurrent myocardial infarction in three patients. In this group of seventy-five patients there were 105 aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass grafts, five internal mammary-coronary artery bypass grafts, and thirty-five distal endarterectomies combined with aortocoronary vein bypass grafts. Direct coronary artery surgery was combined with resection of a left ventricular aneurysm in seven patients and with aortic valve replacement in three. A single coronary artery was reconstructed in twenty-seven cases and two of the three major coronary arteries were reconstructed in thirty-nine cases.     

Surgical treatment of left ventricular aneurysm associated with mitral regurgitation

The purpose of this study is to analyze the early and late results of left ventricular aneurysmectomy in patients with mitral regurgitation secondary to myocardial infarction. Twenty patients who had left ventricular aneurysm combined with mitral regurgitation underwent the isolated or combined aneurysmectomy during the last 10 years. There were 18 male cases and 2 female cases, and their age ranged from 31 to 64 (mean age 52.6 years). In 19 cases, the left ventricular aneurysm were caused secondary to antero-septal infarction due to the occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. In one case, the coronary spasm of circumflex artery provoked the posterolateral myocardial infarction and the tendon rupture of posterior papillary muscle. The isolated left ventricular aneurysmectomy were performed in 6 cases and the combined operations were coronary artery bypass grafting in 11 cases, mitral annuloplasty in 1 case, mitral annuloplasty and bypass grafting in 1 case, and mitral replacement in 1 case. There were no operative death cases. The preoperative mean functional class (NYHA classification) was 2.9 and the postoperative class was 1.4. The preoperative mitral regurgitation of grade 1 in Sellers' classification was observed in 11 cases. Grade 2 regurgitation was observed in 6 cases, grade 3 in 2 and grade 4 in 1. After surgery, mitral regurgitation more than grade 2 was recognized in 3 cases (group A) and regurgitation less than grade 1 was seen in 17 cases (group B).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Current problems in coronary artery surgery: new methods of myocardial revascularization and vascular anastomosis

Recently, aortocoronary bypass for the patients with ischemic heart disease has been widely performed and excellent operative results have been obtained in Japan. But, there are some problems in coronary artery surgery for the patients with small coronary artery or multiple stenoses of the coronary arteries. For the purpose to resolve of these problems, operative transluminal angioplasty and onlay patch grafting have been routinely done for severely ill cases, and good patency rate of bypass grafts has been confirmed by postoperative angiography in our clinic. Another problem is alternative surgical treatment for these patients whom A-C bypass could not be done, because of diffuse stenosis of the coronary arteries. As a new method of myocardial revascularization for such cases, arterialization of the coronary venous system (Ao-CS bypass, or Ao-LADV bypass) was experimentally performed. Subsequently, improvements of hemodynamics and blood gas analysis during the bypass were obviously recognized in the latter group. Besides, transmyocardial punctures were created by CO2 Laser (output: 60-90 W, irradiation time: 0.15-0.25 sec) in the ischemic myocardium. Newly created myocardial channels were microscopically studied from the stand points of tissue reaction and patency rate. Subsequently, tinned layers of carbonization and coagulation necrosis were observed in the channels and they disappeared gradually, and long-term patency of the channels could be apparently expected from these findings. On the other hand, vascular anastomosis (side-to-side, end-to-end, and end-to-side) by low energy CO2 Laser was experimentally done in which good healing at the site of anastomosis could be microscopically observed.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Coronary artery bypass graft after esophagogastrectomy.

A 71-year-old male with a history of retrosternal gastric bypass, after a resected esophageal carcinoma, developed angina pectoris due to stenosis of the left main trunk and the left anterior descending artery. The patient was treated with off-pump beating-heart coronary artery bypass approached via left thoracotomy. Two free conduits arising from the left internal mammary artery were utilized for this particular case, since the aortocoronary bypass was impossible due to the severely calcified aorta. Postoperative angiography confirmed good coronary flow and the patient has been symptom free for 6 months.     

Follow-up study of coronary artery bypass grafting after Kawasaki disease--early and late postoperative evaluation

In our hospital, 22 patients with severe coronary arterial lesion after Kawasaki disease underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) since 1982. The age of the cases at surgery ranged from 1 year to 19 years. Mean age was 8.3 years. Fifteen cases were bypassed using internal mammary artery (IMA) and 5 cases using IMA and autologous saphenous vein (SVG). Two cases were bypassed using only SVG. They have been examined until now by catheterization, by Treadmill test, and by Tl-201 myocardial imaging, around 1 month (Study 1) and around 1 year (Study 2) after surgery for the evaluation of results of CABG. One patient died from acute myocardial infarction 3 months after surgery and one patient shows return of anginal attack due to graft stenosis. Other patients are almost uneventful. In the study 1,20 (100%) IMA were patent, and 7 (88%) SVG were patent. In the study 2, 11 (92%) IMA and 6 (67%) SVG remained patent. Development of left anterior descending artery distal to IMA anastomosis was shown in 8 cases in the study 2. On the follow-up study with TI-201 myocardial imaging, disappearance or decrease of perfusion defect was seen in 7 cases (59%) in the study 1 and 9 cases (75%) in the study 2. On the Treadmill test, disappearance or improvement of ischemic change was seen in 15 cases (88%) in the study 1 and 10 cases (84%) in the study 2. These results suggest that IMA is more preferable for than SVG for young children who has an indication of CABG after Kawasaki disease.     

Incidence of postinfarction aneurysm within one month of infarct. Experiences with sixteen patients in Hawaii.

BACKGROUND: We report on sixteen patients with a left ventricular aneurysm presenting at less than a month following myocardial infarction. METHODS: All patients had significant left anterior descending coronary artery disease, and in eight cases (50%), this was the only significant pathology. Two patients who were treated conservatively, died within three months of infarction. RESULTS: Of the fourteen surgically treated patients, one died. There have been two late deaths, one at ten months and the other at four years postinfarction. Patients who present early after infarction, usually have a large anterior aneurysm, requiring early surgical repair with ventricular aneurysmectomy and revascularization. This group of patients showed a higher risk for major complications (such as thrombo-embolism, arrhythmias) and/or death. Emergency coronary artery bypass surgery may prove beneficial in the prevention of aneurysm formation by revascularizing the viable but ischemic tissue in that area.     

机器人非体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植与支架置入"杂交"手术治疗多支冠状动脉病变

目的 总结达芬奇S机器人系统行非体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植与支架置入"杂交"手术治疗多支冠状动脉病变的技术特点和优势.方法 2007年至2011年,使用da Vinic S全机器人系统完成非体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植术163例,其中12例患者因两支或三支冠状动脉病变,在机器人手术后行分站式支架置入术.男9例,女3例;年龄(56.0±9.7)岁;均有心绞痛症状,冠状动脉造影显示严重的前降支或对角支病变,合并回旋支或右冠状动脉的病变;4例有心肌梗死病史.先对所有患者前降支病变行机器人非体外循环下冠状动脉旁路移植术,术后待患者恢复平稳再行其他病变冠状动脉支架置入术.冠状动脉造影评价在再血管化效果.结果 所有患者均成功接受机器人非体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植术,术后恢复顺利,随后成功接受支架置入术.全组无并发症.结论 机器人非体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植和支架置入"杂交"手术可最大限度的减小手术创伤并实现冠状动脉完全再血管化.

Abstract：

Objective Summary the first group of robotic bypass surgery on the beating heart and stent placement in distinct hybrid session in China. Methods 163 cases patients accepted selective operation of robotic coronary bypass grafting on the beating heart form April 2007 to January 2011. 12 cases had multi coronary vessels stenosis accepted stent placement after robotic surgery in a hybrid manner. The average age of patients was ( 56. 0 ± 9.74 ) years old. 3 case was female and 9 cases were male. All the patients had a medical history of angina. The coronary arterioangiography showed sever left anterior descend ing or diagonal branch stenosis in all patients. And 4 cases had myocardial infarction history. All the patients had good lung function and had no medical history of pleurisy. Without sternotomy, through 3 ports about 1 cm in left thorax, the left internal mammary artery was obtained and simultaneously single vessel coronary artery bypass grafting through small thoracotomy or totally endoscopic coronary bypass (TECAB) was performed on beating heart. The bridge patency and revascularization was accessed by arterioangiography. Results All cases successfully accepted robotic bypass surgery on the beating heart and stent placement in distinct hybrid session without complication. Conclusion Hybrid coronary artery revascularization enable adequate revascularization of patients with multivessel coronary artery disease without sternotomy and with the advantage of the most durable option.     

Surgical treatment in an adult with coronary artery aneurysm at proximal site of left anterior descending artery; report of a case

A 52-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with complaint of chest pain and abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) findings showing ST depression in V2-V6. Coronary computed tomography (CT) and coronary arteriography (CAG) showed coronary artery aneurysm at #5 [left main trunk (LMT)] 20 mm, #11 [circumflex artery (Cx)] 8.3 mm, RV branch 4 mm, and severe stenosis at #5 and #11. Therefore, his chest pain was due to thromboembolism from coronary artery aneurysm. In the present case, Kawasaki disease was not diagnosed in childhood. Coronary artery aneurysms were rare in the elderly and were usually found in association with Kawasaki disease. Morphological evaluation findings strongly suggested that the coronary artery aneurysm were related to Kawasaki disease. Resection of coronary artery aneurysm and coronary artery bypass grafting [left internal thoracic artery (LITA) to #8 and saphenous vein graft (SVG): aorta (Ao) to #14] were successfully performed. We report a case of coronary artery aneurysms presumed to be due to childhood Kawasaki disease in an elderly man.     

Unexpected death following aortocoronary bypass.

Since 1968, 1,800 aortocoronary bypass procedures have been performed with 37 operative or early postoperative deaths (2.1%). Twenty-one deaths (57%) occurred in patients with one or more of the following predetermined risk factors: ventricular aneurysm, decreased left ventricular contractility, left main coronary artery stenosis, valve replacement, recent infarction, or cardiogenic shock. The remaining 16 deaths (43%) were unexpected and occurred in patients with none of these risk factors.     

"Needle-to-scalpel"--the benefit of urgent CABG in significant left main coronary artery stenosis

Left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis is a relatively infrequent but important cause of symptomatic coronary artery disease. The diagnosis of left main coronary artery disease is made by coronary angiography. Coronary artery bypass grafting is the first-line therapy, the standard treatment for LMCA stenosis, which improves the likelihood of survival, while percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is emerging as a possible alternative to surgery. We present the case of a patient with history and symptoms of stable angina pectoris, especially associated with exercise, variable threshold, since four years, and who describes a worsening of symptoms in the last month; the angina had become more frequent, more prolonged and occurred at a lower threshold. At about 20 hours from getting admitted to our hospital, the patient had severe and prolonged rest angina, associated with important changes on ECG, which led to the indication of emergency coronary angiography. This investigation showed severe left main coronary artery stenosis and significant lesions in other important vessels (three-vessel disease), in a patient with normal left ventricular function. The recurrence and the intensity of prolonged angina of our patient have necessitated urgent myocardial revascularization surgery with quadruple coronary-artery bypass grafting. After surgery, the patient was asymptomatic and he was discharged 8 days after in a good clinical state. CONCLUSIONS: The advantage of coronary artery bypass grafting performed as urgent surgery for the treatment of our patient with left main coronary artery stenosis and concomitant acute coronary syndrome, shortly after coronary angiography, was obvious, significantly improved the clinical outcome, without postoperative ischemic complications.