A cardiologist's experience undergoing quadruple coronary artery bypass surgery.
This article describes the past medical history of a 76-year-old cardiologist, the symptoms which led him to have a stress echocardiogram, the results of his coronary angiography, his experience undergoing quadruple coronary artery bypass surgery, his recovery at home, his readmission and hospitalization for a massive left pleural effusion and an infection of his left foot, and his recovery at home.
Aronow
Wilbert S
WS
Cardiology Division, New York Medical College, Macy Pavilion, Room 138, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA. wsaronow@aol.com
D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D004032:Diet; D005080:Exercise Test; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy