Emergency coronary revascularization in the early postoperative coronary artery bypass patient.
A patient underwent myocardial revascularization for acute ischemia following early postoperative graft closure and ventricular fibrillation. Extensive myocardial infarction was prevented by electrocardiographic and enzyme criteria. The time lapse between onset of the ischemic episode and revascularization is critical. Our knowledge of the patient's coronary anatomy obviated the need for angiography; the graft occlusion was diagnosed by electrocardiogram.
D000328:Adult; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*