Early emergent coronary bypass after failed angioplasty.
Emergency CABG for failed coronary angioplasty was required in 3.3 percent of 1,625 consecutive patients undergoing angioplasties. Twenty-six percent of the patients died in the perioperative period. Efforts must be concentrated on identifying PTCA failure prior to cardiogenic shock.
Hochberg
M S
MS
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, New Jersey.
Gregory
J J
JJ
McCullough
J
J
Gielchinsky
I
I
Hussain
S M
SM
Fuzesi
L
L
Parsonnet
V
V
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017211:Treatment Failure