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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 10, 925-926, Copyright © 1996 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

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Coronary artery bypass surgery during pregnancy

S Silberman, D Fink, RS Berko, B Mendzelevski and D Bitran
Department of Cardio-thoracie Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

A 32-year-old woman, in the 22nd week of pregnancy, underwent emergency coronary artery bypass grafting to the left anterior descending artery (LAD). She had suffered an acute myocardial infarction 10 days previously, and continued to suffer from intractable angina pectoris afterwards. Cardiac catheterization revealed spontaneous dissection of the LAD. The left internal mammary artery was used to bypass the LAD, and the operation was performed on a beating heart without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. The patient's recovery was uneventful, and ultrasound examination and pulse monitoring of the fetus were both normal. She subsequently gave birth to a healthy term baby. To our knowledge this is the second report of coronary artery bypass surgery performed successfully in a pregnant woman. We believe the unique surgical approach avoided the risk of cardiopulmonary bypass to the fetus and placenta.

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