Diagnosis of an intraoperative aortic dissection by transesophageal echocardiography during routine coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Acute aortic dissection during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), though rare, causes significant morbidity and mortality. We report a case of postcardiopulmonary bypass aortic dissection in a 73-yr-old man who presented for CABG. The diagnosis was made by transesophageal echocardiography and allowed immediate treatment of the potentially lethal complication. Acute aortic dissection during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), though rare causes frequent morbidity and mortality. We report a case of postcardiopulmonary bypass aortic dissection in a 73-yr-old man who presented for CABG. Diagnosis made by transesophageal echocardiography allowed immediate treatment of the potentially lethal complication.
Medical subject headings
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Echocardiography, Transesophageal
- Intraoperative Complications