Cerebral embolism in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
A 64-year-old woman with a history of cerebral infarction from chronic occlusion of the middle cerebral artery presented with acute myocardial infarction. Double, off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting could not prevent stroke caused by atheroembolism from the ascending aorta. The risk of stroke from atheroembolism should be taken into consideration when planning coronary artery bypass grafting.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Japan. ikuofuku@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp
Ikuo
I
Fukuda
Hiroko
H
Nakata
Hiroaki
H
Sakamoto
Motoo
M
Osaka
Kensuke
K
Suzuki
Mitsuyoshi
M
Wada
D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy