title: Progressive heart failure in a patient after coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical School of Athens University, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece. ris@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Spiridon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Massias
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vyssoulis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rizos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Barbetseas
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
mesh_terms: 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