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A 77-year-old man who had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) to segment 3, 7 and 12-14 with saphenous vein grafts (SVG) 15 years before, and ligation of coronary arteriovenous (AV) fistula 8 years before was admitted to our hospital, and diagnosed as acute heart failure and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Coronary angiography showed multiple stenosis of three vessels, and the grafts to segment 3 and 7 were occluded. The area of left anterior descending (LAD) had no viability, but the inferior wall had viability on dobutamine load echocardiography. The platelet count was about 5.0 x 10(4)/mm3. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) for right coronary artery (RCA) using right internal thoracic artery (RITA) was performed through right parasternotomy. Operative and postoperative bleeding was slight, and postoperative course was uneventful. Reoperative MIDCAB can be safely performed in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, and should be considered a viable alternative for highrisk patients.
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