[Experience in the surgical treatment of combined atherosclerotic lesions of the coronary arteries, abdominal aorta and arteries of the lower limbs].

A comprehensive clinicoangiographic and functional examination was made of 180 patients with combined coronary and vascular abnormalities. With this, a diagnostic algorithm was developed, which determined the authors' approach to evaluation of the severity of patients and the choice of surgical policy. A total of 150 patients were operated on, the total mortality being 7.3%. The examination of operative and hospital mortality rates in patients with combined abnormalities showed that pre-aortocoronary bypass surgery before a reconstructive vascular operation in patients with severe coronary diseases made it possible to avoid serious coronary events in the following postoperative period.