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.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK. patrick_spielmann@hotmail.com
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Spielmann
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