Progressive heart failure in a patient after coronary artery bypass grafting.
A 60-year-old man suffered progressive heart failure caused by restrictive cardiomyopathy after coronary artery bypass grafting. The cardiomyopathy was due to cardiac amyloidosis coexisting with coronary artery disease. Repeated echocardiographic assessment of cardiac structure and function was crucial for diagnosis.
Massias
Spiridon
S
1st Department of Cardiology, Medical School of Athens University, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece. ris@otenet.gr
Vyssoulis
Gregory
G
Rizos
Ioannis
I
Barbetseas
Ioannis
I
Stefanadis
Christodoulos
C
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D018450:Disease Progression; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology