Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic role of emergency coronary angiography (ECA) in the setting of acute ischemic or hemodynamic instability after cardiac surgery. Between January 2005 and September 2014 we prospectively collected data from a consecutive cohort of 5,275 patients who underwent cardiac surgery. Patients who underwent ECA due to new ST-segment changes on electrocardiogram (ECG), ventricular arrhythmias, cardiac arrest or hemodynamic collapse, new changes in regional wall motion, or any other relevant suspect of myocardial ischemia during postoperative intensive care unit stay were included. Forty patients (0.7% of the overall population) were enrolled. Nineteen patients (47.5%) received isolated coronary surgery, 21 (52.5%) underwent valve or aortic or combined operations. The most common indications to ECA were new ECG or echo signs of acute ischemia (62.5%). The mean time from primary operation to ECA was 51 hours (27 minutes to 9 days). Graft failure was found in 17 cases (42.5%), native coronary artery occlusion in 7 (20%), and coronary spasm in 5 (12.5%). No pathologic alterations were found in 7 cases (17.5%). Three patients (7.5%) underwent reoperation (group 1), 15 (37....Continue Reading
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