Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 46(2): 99-100
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010199
Case Report

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Repeat Coronary Artery Bypass in a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis

Y. Sakakibara, T. Imazuru, K. Watanabe, K. Matsuzaki, T. Mitsui, H. Unno1 , T. Doi1
  • Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
  • 1Department of Cardiology, Ushiku Aiwa General Hospital, Ushiku, Ibaraki, Japan
Further Information

Publication History

1997

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

Abstract

The case of a 69-year-old man with liver cirrhosis, thrombocytopenia, unstable angina, and a history of previous coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is presented. The patient underwent successful repeat CABG through lateral thoracotomy on the beating heart without extracorporeal circulatory Support.

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