Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2007 Sep;40(9):633-636.

Low Cardiac Output Syndrome Caused by a Coronary Artery Spasm following CABG

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Hospital, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Korea. khkim@hanyang.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Korea.

Abstract

Coronary artery spasm immediately after the coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is rare but it can cause sudden and severe hypotension or a ventricular arrhythmia. We report a case of low cardiac output syndrome caused by a right coronary artery spasm following CABG that did not show any significant stenotic lesions on preoperative coronary angiography.

Keyword

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery; Spasm; Low cardiac output

MeSH Terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Cardiac Output, Low*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Vessels*
Hypotension
Spasm*
Transplants
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