title: Coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with history of esophagectomy, hypothyroidism, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case report.
abstract: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a mature procedure in treating patients with coronary artery diseases. We report a patient undergoing CABG had history of esophageal cancer and multiple underlying diseases: hypothyroidism, type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. A CABG with midline sternotomy was safely performed in the presence of thyroid replacement therapy and intensive control of blood pressure and blood glucose. The patient recovered postoperatively with supportive care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
authors.forename: Yang-Yang
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jiang-Chuan
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Shi-Jiang
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D016629:Esophagectomy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D007037:Hypothyroidism; D008297:Male