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Coronary bypass surgery in patients with Sheehan's syndrome
A U Syed1, M R Al Fagih, M Fouda
1Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. aitizaz@hotmail.com
Abstract:
We present a small series of patients with Sheehan's syndrome (postpartum panhypopituitarism) and coronary artery disease. All four had uneventful coronary bypass grafting. We have successfully managed these patients peri-operatively by using intravenous hydrocortisone and oral thyroxin replacement.