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Review
. 2011 Mar;26(2):181-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01195.x. Epub 2011 Feb 15.

Pulmonary embolism following coronary artery bypass grafting

Aristotle D Protopapas  1 , Kamran Baig, Dayal Mukherjee, Thanos Athanasiou
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Review

Pulmonary embolism following coronary artery bypass grafting

Aristotle D Protopapas et al. J Card Surg. 2011 Mar.

Abstract

Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening complication, with a deceptive clinical presentation following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: We identified 13 studies on PE in post-CABG patients, spanning a period of 34 years.

Results: The overall cumulative incidence of PE following CABG was 1.3% (111 PEs in 8553 CABGs).

Conclusion: We suggest further prospective randomized studies to examine the effect of saphenous system vein grafting, and choice of low molecular weight heparin prophylaxis on the incidence of post-CABG PE.

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