Endarterectomy
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ICD-9-CM | 38.1 |
MeSH | D004691 |
Endarterectomy is a
It was first performed on a
An
Coronary endarterectomy involves removing atheroma from the wall of blocked blood vessels (coronary) supplying the heart muscle. The concept was first introduced by Bailey[2] in the 1950s prior to the advent of coronary artery bypass surgery to help patients with angina and coronary artery disease. It is still used today when coronary artery bypass surgery proves difficult. Livesay[3] in Texas and Nair[4] in Leeds have published the largest series in the world.
A femoral endarterectomy is also frequently used as a supplement to a vein bypass graft at the sites of surgical anastomosis. Pulmonary hypertension caused by chronic thromboembolic disease (CTEPH) may be amenable to pulmonary thromboendarterectomy of the pulmonary artery. This procedure was refined by Jamieson over the last two decades and his technique has become the standard worldwide.[5]
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External links
- Media related to Endarterectomy at Wikimedia Commons
- Endarterectomy at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)