Off pump coronary artery bypass surgery in a Nigerian teaching hospital

Abstract

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting has not been previously reported in the Nigeria Medical Literature. We report the case performed in our institution of a 56 year old Nigerian female who underwent Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (OPCAB) for an ostial lesion of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery. The Left Internal Mammary Artery was successfully anastomosed to the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery. The patient was discharged home after 2 weeks, following correction of problems with glycemic control.

Keywords

• coronary artery bypass surgery
• off pump
• left internal mammary artery
• left anterior descending coronary artery
• lagos
• nigeria