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Pulmonary Embolism Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
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PMID:  21320163     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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  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). Conclusion: 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. (J Card Surg 2011;**:***-***).
Authors:
Aristotle D Protopapas; Kamran Baig; Dayal Mukherjee; Thanos Athanasiou
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-2-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiac surgery     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1540-8191     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-2-15     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8908809     Medline TA:  J Card Surg     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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© 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, United Kingdom Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
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