| Summary: | As the
number of patients with liver transplantation increased, surgical applications were
also frequent due to late-onset heart and other systemic pathologies.
The incidence of coronary artery disease is increasing in patients with liver
transplantation. Liver transplanted patients are a high risk subgroup for coronary
artery disease, even if they are asymptomatic. Coronary artery disease is a
predictor of poor outcomes in patients with liver transplantation; therefore,
identification of those patients at risk for coronary artery disease should be a
key clinical priority. In this study, it was aimed to present coronary artery
bypass grafting surgery in a 68-year-old male patient with previous liver
transplantation 12 years ago. Coronary artery bypass grafting operation
was performed using left internal mammarian artery and autogenous vein graft for
three vessels. There was no complication in the pre- and post-operative periods.
Coronary artery bypass grafting operation can be performed safely for patients
with previous liver transplantaion in experienced centers.
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