The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 32, 609-612, Copyright © 1981 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Emergency coronary revascularization in the early postoperative coronary artery bypass patient
PA Ilabaca, TN Stern, GP Schoettle Jr and HE Garrett
A patient underwent myocardial revascularization for acute ischemia
following early postoperative graft closure and ventricular fibrillation.
Extensive myocardial infarction was prevented by electrocardiographic and
enzyme criteria. The time lapse between onset of the ischemic episode and
revascularization is critical. Our knowledge of the patient's coronary
anatomy obviated the need for angiography; the graft occlusion was
diagnosed by electrocardiogram.