title: Early emergent coronary bypass after failed angioplasty.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, New Jersey.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hochberg
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gielchinsky
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fuzesi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Parsonnet
mesh_terms: 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