Soravia C, Höhn L, Mentha G, Chevrolet J C, Suter P, Rohner A
Clinique de Chirurgie Digestive, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, CH-1211 Genève, Suisse.
Ann Chir. 1994;48(11):1029-31.
The case of a diabetic 62-year-old man with a past history of myocardial infarction, developing a cardial arrest followed by successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is reported. In the late clinical course, the patient displayed abdominal signs related to mesenteric ischaemia. The pathophysiology of non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia is discussed. Risk factors such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hemodialysis, the use of digoxine or alpha-adrenergic drugs are listed. Non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia is not an infrequent complication of cardiac failure in high risk patients.
