Key result
Early corticosteroids and aspirin treat postcardiotomy syndrome to prevent CABG graft occlusion.
Population
Patients with postcardiotomy syndrome or postinfarction syndrome
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports early recognition to avert graft occlusion post-surgery; leaves open optimal therapy pending prospective trials.
Early recognition and treatment of postcardiotomy syndrome with corticosteroids and aspirin is vital to prevent morbidity and inappropriate therapy.
M.H. Lessof (1976) studied this question. Postcardiotomy syndrome is a self-limited immune response to cardiac damage that can cause CABG graft occlusion and requires early treatment with corticosteroids and aspirin.
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