I had an awesome opportunity last week to attend surgery for a double CABG. Don’t worry it wasn't my heart they operated on! And, I might add that I did not feint!
For the bypass of the LAD the surgeon used the patient’s LIMA. I was quite surprised to see that the LIMA was covered in fat and appeared (even though I wasn’t wearing funky surgeon magnifying goggles) atherosclerotic. I saw how they clamped and injected the LIMA to ensure it was patent, but I couldn’t help but wonder why they are so happy to use a diseased artery to fix a diseased occluded/stenosed artery?
Mike
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