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Heart rescue in acute left main coronary artery occlusion with CABG using initial retrograde perfusion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11745054     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Acute occlusion of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) is a rare and almost invariably fatal condition. Here, we report on heart salvage in two such cases with CABG aided by emergent retrograde reperfusion as the initial operative step. Both cases were extremely unusual. The first patient had twice survived LMCA occlusion; the second also had right coronary artery occlusion. We will also review the literature on acute LMCA occlusion and coronary venous retroperfusion.
Authors:
R Svedjeholm; S G Fransson; H Granfeldt; C Olin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon     Volume:  49     ISSN:  0171-6425     ISO Abbreviation:  Thorac Cardiovasc Surg     Publication Date:  2001 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-12-17     Completed Date:  2002-03-06     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7903387     Medline TA:  Thorac Cardiovasc Surg     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  331-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Linköping Heart Center, University Hospital, SE-581 85 Linköping, Sweden. Rolf.Svedjeholm@lio.se
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Aged
Coronary Artery Bypass*
Coronary Stenosis / surgery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Reperfusion*
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 Apr;50(2):128

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