AORTO-CAROTID BYPASS: A NOVEL METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF UPPER EXTREMITY CLAUDICATION

Objectives: Aorto-carotid bypass is a rare procedure that was initially described in 1959 for the management of Takayasu arteritis. Many reports have been presented for symptomatic carotid disease secondary to vasculitis or dissection of supra-aortic branch vessels. Herein we present a case series involving two patients who underwent concurrent coronary artery bypass grafting as well as aorto-carotid bypass using Dacron graft due to their life-limiting upper extremity claudication and rest pain. Their post-operative course was uneventful and they were discharged to rehab in stable condition with improvement in their upper extremity function.

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