Urgent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with HIV

Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Jun;77(6):2189-90. doi: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01257-8.

Abstract

We report a case of successful urgent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for unstable angina pectoris in a 54-year-old human with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We studied the changes in CD4+ cells and HIV-RNA copy during the perioperative period. The results showed that off-pump CABG did not reduce the CD4+ cell count and did not affect the condition of HIV infection in this patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angina, Unstable / complications
  • Angina, Unstable / surgery*
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Coronary Artery Bypass* / methods
  • Emergencies
  • HIV / isolation & purification
  • HIV Infections* / complications
  • HIV Infections* / immunology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • RNA, Viral / analysis

Substances

  • RNA, Viral