Autoimmune myasthenia gravis after coronary artery bypass surgery
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.81, sa.2, ss.725-726, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 81 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.10.027
- Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.725-726
- Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Myasthenia gravis is the most common disorder of neuromuscular transmission and is a heterogeneous disorder that is generally autoimmune, which is caused by an auto-antibody to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. We present a rare case of myasthenia gravis that occurred 8 weeks after a coronary artery bypass grafting operation. A 64-year-old man with multivessel coronary artery disease underwent myocardial revascularization. Severe myasthenic symptoms began 8 weeks after the operation and emergent mechanical ventilation was needed because of myasthenic crises. The serum anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody level was high. The details of this unusual patient are discussed.