January 1, 1996European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryOpen Access

Coronary artery bypass surgery during pregnancy

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Population

32-year-old pregnant woman with acute myocardial infarction 10 days prior and intractable angina pectoris…

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

Until term birth

Authors

DFDaniel FinkCedars-Sinai Medical Center RBR S Berko BMBoaz MendzelevskiSt George's, University of London

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Supports feasibility in select pregnant patients; leaves open need for prospective data before practice consideration.

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Population

32-year-old pregnant woman (22nd week of pregnancy) with acute myocardial infarction 10 days prior and intractable angina pectoris due to spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending artery (n=1).

Intervention

Emergency off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using the left internal mammary artery to bypass the left anterior descending artery.

Outcome

Maternal recovery and fetal outcome (birth of a healthy term baby).hard clinical

Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery can be successfully performed during pregnancy, avoiding the risks of cardiopulmonary bypass to the fetus.

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Fink et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a835000ec6f123fd6606ebb https://doi.org/10.1016/s1010-7940(96)80325-3

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Coronary artery bypass surgery during pregnancy

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Coronary artery bypass surgery during pregnancy

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