Chait Robert D
JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, FL, USA.
Cardiology. 2007;108(4):338-9. doi: 10.1159/000099105. Epub 2007 Feb 13.
Diaphragmatic paralysis following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), while often benign, can sometimes require plication. This paper describes the first reported case of intraoperative (CABG) pulmonary plication for a patient with prior diaphragmatic paralysis.