A case of bilateral coronary ostial aortoarteritis, which presented with angina pectoris, is reported. Emergency total arterial revascularization was performed using the bilateral mammary artery and radial artery, and the radial artery was hanged “Y” on the left internal mammary artery. The patient was discharged on low-dose steroid. He was asymptomatic at 1-year follow-up.
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