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.
Fukuda
Ikuo
I
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Japan. ikuofuku@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp
Nakata
Hiroko
H
Sakamoto
Hiroaki
H
Osaka
Motoo
M
Suzuki
Kensuke
K
Wada
Mitsuyoshi
M
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