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Case Reports
. 2014 Jan;18(1):143-4.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivt455. Epub 2013 Oct 20.

Emergency median sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass during ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Satoshi Numata  1 , Sachiko Yamazaki, Yasushi Tsutsumi, Hirokazu Ohashi
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Case Reports

Emergency median sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass during ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Satoshi Numata et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

We report the case of a patient who developed severe cardiogenic shock during the open repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. After controlling the bleeding from the ruptured aneurysm, the electrocardiogram exhibited ST-T elevation and bradycardia. A median sternotomy was performed, and cardiopulmonary bypass was established. Under cardiopulmonary bypass support, the patient successfully underwent a Y-shaped graft replacement. The venous and arterial cannulae were recannulated through the femoral artery and vein. The chest and abdomen were closed in the usual fashion. Five hours after admission to the intensive care unit, cardiopulmonary bypass was weaned successfully, and the patient was extubated 1 day after surgery. Postoperative coronary angiography showed severe vasospastic angina of the right coronary artery, which might have caused cardiogenic shock during the aneurysm repair. The patient had an uneventful recovery period and was discharged on the 14th postoperative day without neurological complications.

Keywords: Aneurysm rupture; Angina; Aortic aneurysm; Cardiopulmonary bypass.

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Preoperative enhanced computed tomography showed ruptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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