Perioperative coronary spasm and right ventricular ischemia.
Perioperative coronary spasm after coronary bypass surgery is increasingly recognized as a possible cause of circulatory collapse. Most of the reported cases involved the right coronary artery (RCA). A case where transient right coronary spasm provoked right ventricular ischemia and collapse is described.
D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000601:surgery*; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis