[Multiple cerebral infarction following coronary artery bypass grafting for the patient with calcified aorta--a case report].
The cardiac surgeon occasionally may encounter a diseased or rigidly calcified aorta in the patient requiring myocardial revascularization. In this paper, a 72-year-old woman who suffered from neurological injury following coronary artery bypass grafting due to embolization of atheromatous debris from the calcified ascending aorta was described. A review of the literature was also performed to emphasize the importance of the recognition, and management of the calcified and diseased ascending aorta.
Koike
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R
Oku
T
T
Satoh
H
H
Fukuda
S
S
Minohara
S
S
Sawada
Y
Y
Takeuchi
A
A
D000368:Aged; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications