[Emergency coronary artery bypass grafting for acute myocardial infarction presenting as cardio-pulmonary arrest during a marathon race; report of a case].
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery · 2014-10-01 · Case report
Abstract
We report a case of coronary artery bypass grafting for acute myocardial infarction which presented as cardio-pulmonary arrest during a marathon race. A 57-year-old man collapsed at the 18-km point in the Toyohashi half marathon. He was treated with an automated electrical defibrillator( AED) for ventricular fibrillation in an ambulance. Immediately after arriving at our emergency department, he was diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction by electrocardiography. Emergency coronary angiography revealed severe stenosis of the left anterior descending artery. Percutaneous coronary intervention was tried, but it was given up because calcification of the stenotic lesion was severe. He was then referred to our department for emergency coronary artery bypass grafting. Complete re-vascularization was accomplished and the patient has been doing well with no signs of angina.