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Published on: November 4, 2015
Right ventricular infarction during a lung lobectomy in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: report
Fengshi Chen1, Shinichi Itoi, Takashi Yoshimura
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shizuoka City Hospital, 10-93 Ohtemachi, Shizuoka 420-8630, Japan.
Abstract:
A 63-year-old man with a low forced expiratory volume in 1 s underwent a wedge resection for peripheral lung cancer; however, it relapsed in the residual lobe. We decided that a lobectomy was feasible after further examinations focusing on gas exchange. During the lobectomy right ventricle myocardial infarction occurred, possibly due to coronary spasm, and it was successfully treated with intra-aortic balloon pumping. The patient has been doing well without relapse for 7 years. Our findings indicate that some patients with low spirometry data may therefore be candidates for a lobectomy.
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