Spinal infarction following coronary artery bypass grafting.
Spinal infarction is an extremely rare complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), almost invariably associated with use of the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP). We present the case of a 63-year-old lady who developed paraplegia, secondary to spinal infarction, following CABG in whom the IABP was not used and no other predisposing factors were present.
Spielmann
Patrick M
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK. patrick_spielmann@hotmail.com
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