Wk 2. Coronary angio

Question 1

What are lima and rima bypass grafts?

Answer 1

Left Internal Mammary Artery and Right Internal Mammary Artery. They come off the subclavian arteries and sit against the chest wall anteriorly.

Question 2

How many types of CABG are there?

Answer 2

Four:

• Single
• Double
• Triple
• Quadruple

Question 3

What are 5 facts about the great saphenous vein?

Answer 3

1. superficial
2. runs the length of the leg
3. about 5mm in diameter
4. easy to access for grafts
5. can graft any length and vessel in th3 heart

Question 4

what are 4 disadvantages of using the great saphenous vein as a graft?

Answer 4

1. return blood in the leg can build up
2. patient has two major surgical scars
3. vein grafts only last approx. 10 years
4. stenting and ballooning the graft is difficult