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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56(3): 174-176
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965707
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Survival after More than 700 DC Shocks Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Case Report

A. SalehiOmran1 , A. Karimi1 , P. Yazdanifard2 , F. Yousefshahi3
  • 1Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Tehran Heart Center, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  • 2Clinical Research Department, Tehran Heart Center, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  • 3Anesthesiology Department, Tehran Heart Center, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Received June 24, 2007

Publication Date:
26 March 2008 (online)

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Introduction

Transient ventricular arrhythmia can occur after recent cardiac surgery, but it does not adversely influence the long-term outcome [[1], [2]]. Ventricular tachycardia (VT) can happen unexpectedly after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and may be the result of several factors related to either subclinical graft occlusion or increased dispersion of repolarization secondary to reperfusion [[3]]. We present an unusually high-frequency recurrent VT/ventricular fibrillation (VF) (700 episodes) after CABG.

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Tehran Heart Center

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1411713138 Tehran

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