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Published on: January 28, 2020
Postoperative myocardial infarction in an orthognatic jaw surgery
F Vieira Marques1, F Montenegro Sá2, T Lapa3
1Departamento de Anestesiología, Centro Hospitalar é Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Abstract:
Cardiovascular complications, in particular perioperative myocardial infarctions, are central contributors to morbidity and mortality after non-cardiac surgery. We present a case of a 41-year-old male, smoker and dyslipidemic, who underwent bimaxillary orthognathic jaw surgery with the development of an acute coronary syndrome in the immediate postoperative period. We managed to early diagnose the myocardial infarction and promptly performed a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, resulting in a positive outcome.
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