title: Off pump coronary artery bypass surgery in a Nigerian teaching hospital.
abstract: Coronary artery bypass grafting has not been previously reported in the Nigeria medical literature. We report the case performed in our institution of a 56 year old Nigerian female who underwent off pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) for an ostial lesion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The left internal mammary artery was successfully anastomosed to the left anterior descending coronary artery. The patient was discharged home after 2 weeks, following correction of problems with glycemic control.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Division, Department of Surgery, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanusi
authors.forename: Bode
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Falase
authors.forename: Salisu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: Adetinuwe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majekodunmi
authors.forename: Adeyemi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Ifeoluwa
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ajose
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oke
mesh_terms: D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria
keywords: Coronary artery bypass surgery; Lagos; Nigeria; left anterior descending coronary artery; left internal mammary artery; off pump