Cardiac amyloidosis in the cardiosurgical operating room - A rare but fatal trap

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 65-67

  Zacek, Pavel ^a,b   Medilek, K ^b   Lonsky, V ^a,b   Laco, J ^a,b   Nova, M ^a,b   Dominik, J ^a,b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Coronary bypass surgery; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COUNTERPULSATION; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FATALITY; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY STENOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MALE;

EID: 34547726237     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924509     Document Type: Article

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