Journal article
Perioperative myocardial infarction caused by atheroembolism
Abstract
We have demonstrated a phenomenon occurring during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) which has not been previously described. Thirteen instances of fatal perioperative myocardial infarction following CABG were associated with intraoperative atheromatous embolization in the coronary microcirculation. In five cases the emboli originated from ulcerative atherosclerotic lesions in the aortic root at the site of the vein graft ostia; in two …
Authors
Keon WJ; Heggtveit HA; Leduc J
Journal
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol. 84, No. 6, pp. 849–855
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 1982
DOI
10.1016/s0022-5223(19)38934-2
ISSN
0022-5223