title: Anterior spinal artery syndrome after elective coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: A 65-year-old patient with ischemic heart disease and hypertensive nephropathy had paraplegia develop after elective coronary artery revascularization caused by anterior spinal infarction. Spinal complications are rare after coronary artery bypass grafting. The possible mechanisms of spinal cord injury are discussed, and the relevant literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Heart Center, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom. tomy@gohip.com
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Geyer
authors.forename: Madhava J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pillai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020759:Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male