title: Emergency bypass without bypass!
abstract: We present 2 cases of failed coronary angioplasty, with hemodynamic compromise, where emergency coronary artery bypass grafting was performed without cardiopulmonary bypass. The hypodynamic nature of the stunned myocardium in this circumstance allows this technique to be applied with relative ease to accessible vessels. As a consequence, reduced morbidity and hospital stay can be anticipated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Pathi
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Ramphal
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: MacArthur
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017211:Treatment Failure