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.
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.
Authors: Muhammad S Panhwar; Mahazarin Ginwalla; Ankur Kalra; Tanush Gupta; Dhaval Kolte; Sahil Khera; Deepak L Bhatt; Joseph F Sabik Journal: J Am Heart Assoc Date: 2019-09-19 Impact factor: 5.501