Why the study?
Does aorto-coronary saphenous vein bypass graft improve refractory ventricular tachycardia in a patient with previous cardiac infarction?
Population
A 61-year-old man with a previous cardiac infarction, blocked right coronary artery, and non-contractile…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
5 weeks
Authors
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Should not change practice for refractory VT; hypothesis-generating for bypass grafting in post-MI patients.
Does aorto-coronary saphenous vein bypass graft improve refractory ventricular tachycardia in a patient with previous cardiac infarction?
Aorto-coronary saphenous vein bypass grafting may be an effective treatment for refractory ventricular tachycardia in patients with underlying coronary artery disease and previous infarction.
Ikram et al. (1974) studied this question.
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