title: Rescue percutaneous coronary intervention immediately following coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-8802, USA. Robert.Piana@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Piana
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Orford
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Popma
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Goldhaber
mesh_terms: 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