Use of angioplasty in the management of complicated perioperative infarction following bypass surgery.
Ischemic complications in the perioperative period following bypass surgery adversely affect both short- and long-term prognosis. Coronary angioplasty was successfully performed in 2 patients sustaining complicated postoperative myocardial infarctions with resolution of angina and restoration of hemodynamic stability. These cases illustrate that angioplasty can be done safely in such patients and may favorably alter short-term outcome.
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Department of Medicine, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado 80045-5001.
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D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage
D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator