Aortic balloon used in a cardiac reoperation of a patient with patent coronary grafts

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011;17(1):86-9. doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.09.01422.

Abstract

Reoperation in patients with patent coronary artery bypass grafts behind the sternum is associated with a high risk of graft injury that may be life-threatening. We recently performed mitral valve replacement in a patient with patent coronary artery bypass grafts and grade IV mitral regurgitation. Surgery was safely performed with minimal adhesion dissection and modified Port-Access Technique using an aortic balloon.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Reoperation
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sternotomy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Patency*