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We performed myocardial revascularization with bilateral internal mammary arteries in eight children for coronary artery complications consequent to Kawasaki disease. Subjects included seven boys and one girl, ranging in age from 3 to 13 years (mean age, 8.3 +/- 3.4 years). The body surface area ranged from 0.65 to 1.65 m2 (average, 1.08 +/- 0.35 m2). Three patients had a previous myocardial infarction. The right internal mammary artery was anastomosed to the right coronary artery and the left internal mammary artery was sutured to the left anterior descending artery in all patients. The patients received an average of 2.4 grafts. Magnifying loupes of 3.5 X were used for anastomosis with 8-0 monofilament polypropylene sutures. Subjects were followed up from 12 to 38 months (23 +/- 10.8 months) after operation. All were doing well with no recurrence of angina, and body development was normal, including the sternum and thorax according to chest x-ray films and computed tomography of the chest. Patency of the bilateral internal mammary arteries was 100% in the early (within 1 month) postoperative period and remained so in the late (over 1 year) postoperative period. Anastomotic junctions between the internal mammary artery and the coronary artery developed well angiographically in the late postoperative period. The internal mammary artery is the graft of choice for pediatric myocardial revascularization because of its excellent long-term patency and growth potential. Bilateral internal mammary arteries should be used whenever indicated, and the use of bilateral internal mammary arteries did not adversely influence chest wall development in the children.
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