Objective\ To analyze the experiences of emergent or urgent coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) for patients with acute myocardial infarction(AMI). Methods\ From May, 1996 through December, 1999, 9 patients with AMI underwent emergent CABG including eight males and one female, with mean age 61 years, and year range 44 70. The localization of the AMI was anterior in 4 and inferior in 5. The interval between the onset of AMI and CABG was within 24 hours in 7 cases, 10 days in 1 case and 14 days in 1 case....