Progressive heart failure in a patient after coronary artery bypass grafting

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2006 Mar-Apr;47(2):114-7.

Abstract

A 60-year-old man suffered progressive heart failure caused by restrictive cardiomyopathy after coronary artery bypass grafting. The cardiomyopathy was due to cardiac amyloidosis coexisting with coronary artery disease. Repeated echocardiographic assessment of cardiac structure and function was crucial for diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Stenosis / surgery
  • Disease Progression
  • Echocardiography, Doppler
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Electrocardiography, Ambulatory
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Failure / etiology*
  • Heart Failure / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Contraction / physiology