Key result
Open pulmonary embolectomy on the beating heart successfully treated an intraoperative massive pulmonary embolism during CABG, with the patient remaining asymptomatic at 6 months.
Population
1 66-year-old female undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting who developed massive…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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May offer rescue option for intraoperative PE during CABG; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Case Report (n=1)
Open pulmonary embolectomy on the beating heart can be an effective rescue strategy for massive pulmonary embolism occurring intraoperatively during CABG.
Martin Šimek (2005) conducted a case report in Massive pulmonary embolism during coronary artery bypass grafting (n=1). Open pulmonary embolectomy on the beating heart was evaluated on Clinical outcome (angina and pulmonary hypertension status). Open pulmonary embolectomy on the beating heart successfully treated an intraoperative massive pulmonary embolism during CABG, with the patient remaining asymptomatic at 6 months.
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