Rescue percutaneous coronary intervention immediately following coronary artery bypass grafting.
Perioperative graft failure after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) can result in acute myocardial infarction with dire clinical consequences. We report a case of rescue percutaneous coronary intervention immediately after unsuccessful CABG. This approach salvaged the patient from cardiogenic shock and should be recognized as a viable alternative to immediate reoperation for certain patients.
Piana
R N
RN
Cardiovascular Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-8802, USA. Robert.Piana@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu
Adams
M R
MR
Orford
J L
JL
Popma
J J
JJ
Adams
D H
DH
Goldhaber
S Z
SZ
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents