Early and Mid-Term Results of Urgent Open Heart Surgery in Patients With Left Maln Coronary Artery Disease

Stenoses of the left main coronary artery are considered as significant lesions that cause left ventricular dysfunction and increase mortality and morbidity rates. It has been demonstrrated that surgical treatment is better than medical treatment in these lesions. The early and mid-term results of patients to whom urgent coronary artery bypass surgery performed because of significant stenosis of left main coronary artery were investigated retrospectively. Between 2003 and 2004, 21 patients were operated urgently in our department. The mortality and morbidity rates in these patients were found in acceptable ratios. Urgent surgical revascularization in left main coronary artery stenosis is a safe method and can be preferred as a life saving treatment in such cases.