In Reply to: Re: 597 05 -- Pulmonary artery stenoses posted by Donald Miller on May 20, 1997 at 22:18:15:
Agree - the vascular surgeons I know who have gone in on patients with giant cell arteritis and elevated ESR tell me the vessels are like mush and very difficult to sew to. While the pulmonary circulation may be different (and maybe not), based on their experience I would steer way clear of this case.