Rescue Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Immediately Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Perioperative graft failure after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) can result in acute myocardial infarction with dire clinical consequences. We report a case of rescue percutaneous coronary intervention immediately after unsuccessful CABG. This approach salvaged the patient from cardiogenic shoc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 2001-10, Vol.120 (4), p.1417-1420
Hauptverfasser:	Piana, Robert N., Adams, Mark R., Orford, James L., Popma, Jeffrey J., Adams, David H., Goldhaber, Samuel Z.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged angioplasty Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary Biological and medical sciences catheterization Coronary Angiography Coronary Artery Bypass coronary artery bypass graft Electrocardiography Female Graft Occlusion, Vascular - diagnostic imaging Graft Occlusion, Vascular - therapy Humans Medical sciences Shock, Cardiogenic - diagnostic imaging Shock, Cardiogenic - therapy stent Stents Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart
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Zusammenfassung:	Perioperative graft failure after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) can result in acute myocardial infarction with dire clinical consequences. We report a case of rescue percutaneous coronary intervention immediately after unsuccessful CABG. This approach salvaged the patient from cardiogenic shock and should be recognized as a viable alternative to immediate reoperation for certain patients.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.120.4.1417