title: Pulmonary embolism following coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening complication, with a deceptive clinical presentation following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
  
  
  METHODS
  We identified 13 studies on PE in post-CABG patients, spanning a period of 34 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall cumulative incidence of PE following CABG was 1.3% (111 PEs in 8553 CABGs).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We suggest further prospective randomized studies to examine the effect of saphenous system vein grafting, and choice of low molecular weight heparin prophylaxis on the incidence of post-CABG PE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Aristotle D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Protopapas
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baig
authors.forename: Dayal
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Thanos
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Athanasiou
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors