[A case report of coronary artery bypass surgery (3-SVG) in 80-year-old woman with acute respiratory failure].
A successful operation for a patient of unstable angina with hypoxia is reported. A 80-year-old woman was admitted with severe chest oppression. The selective coronary angiogram revealed 3-vessel disease. Symptoms were uncontrolled by medical therapy. Aorto-coronary bypass surgery (with 3-saphenous vein grafts) was followed by excellent post-operative course. The patient has been asymptomatic for more than 1 year after operation.
Sasano
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S
Department of Surgery I, Tokyo Women's Medical College.
Kei
J
J
Kawana
H
H
Ebisawa
I
I
Ikeda
T
T
Tahara
S
S
Itaoka
T
T
Onuki
T
T
Yokoyama
M
M
Nitta
S
S
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*