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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ichikawa, S
• Hirate, Y
• Usui, M
• Yoshikawa, M
• Takami, Y
• Ohmiya, T
• Miyata, Y
• Ishihara, T

Titel

Coronary artery bypass grafting for ischemic heart disease associated with acromegaly: a case report

Ist Teil von

• Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery, 1996-03, Vol.49 (3), p.214

Ort / Verlag

Japan

Erscheinungsjahr

1996

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for ischemic heart disease associated with acromegaly has never been reported in Japan, though coronary artery sclerosis is known as complicating factor in acromegaly. A 44-year-old man with ischemic heart disease was admitted to our hospital and emergency percutaneous transluminal coronary recanalization was performed. After admission, he was diagnosed as acromegaly from endocrinological studies and operated on CABG. The peri- and post-operative course was uneventful in spite of our fear for complications due to acromegalic heart muscle disease.