Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2007 Sep;40(9):633-636.
Low Cardiac Output Syndrome Caused by a Coronary Artery Spasm following CABG
- Affiliations
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- 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
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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.