Congenital hypopituitarism: Monitoring after coronary artery bypass grafting
Author(s) -
Nikolaos G. Baikoussis,
Stavros Siminelakis,
Angeliki Kotsanti,
Maria Andrikoula,
Eleni Bairaktari,
George Α. Papadopoulos
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5181
pISSN - 0971-9784
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9784.69051
Subject(s) - medicine , hypopituitarism , bypass grafting , artery , unstable angina , angina , cardiology , cardiac surgery , coronary artery disease , stenosis , surgery , coronary heart disease , myocardial infarction
Cardiovascular disease in patients with congenital hypopituitarism is not rare; however, there is a lack of reports referring to cardiac interventions in such patients. We present a 76-year-old man with complete pituitary hormone deficiency, who presented with recurrent events of unstable angina. He had a significant stenosis of the left anterior descending artery and he underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass. Our aim is to present the successful management of this patient with congenital hypopituitarism who underwent cardiac surgery and to review the relevant literature.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom