A 58-year-old man with postinfarction unstable angina was referred to the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Saiseikai
Kitakami Hospital for urgent coronary revascularization. The bilateral internal thoracic arteries (ITAs) were subsequently
utilized to revascularize the myocardium. The left anterior descending artery (LAD) was revascularized with the in situ right
ITA and the obtuse marginal artery was revascularized with the in situ left ITA. Although he was successfully weaned from
cardiopulmonary bypass, he collapsed hemodynamically 15 min later. Thus, he underwent supplementary vein bypass grafting to
the distal LAD and the diagonal artery. Postoperatively, his course was uneventful, apart from the perioperative infarction,
and a coronary arteriogram demonstrated patent bilateral ITAs and vein graft. This case report emphasizes the importance of
early recognition of this rare syndrome and advocates surgical treatment consisting of supplementary vein grafting.
Key Words internal thoracic artery – malperfusion, coronary artery revascularization – saphenous vein supplementation