非体外循环下冠状动脉旁路移植术

目的　探讨和评价微创非体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植术 (OPCAB)的临床效果。　方法　 38例 OPCAB患者中左冠状动脉主干病变 4例 ,1支血管病变 10例 ,2支 14例 ,3支 10例 ,均经胸骨正中切口行 OPCAB,每例移植血管 1～ 5支 ,平均移植血管 2 .42支。应用左乳内动脉 38支 ,大隐静脉 5 4支。　结果　全组无手术死亡 ,36例顺利完成手术 ,2例转为心肺转流术下冠状动脉旁路移植术。38例均在手术后 2～ 12小时 ,平均 4.9± 2 .6小时顺利拔除气管内插管。全组均顺利康复 ,15例手术后 1个月内恢复了原工作。　结论　对有适应证的患者 ,OPCAB是一项安全有效的术式     

乳内动脉在70岁以上患者冠状动脉旁路移植手术中的应用

目的 总结70岁以上患者冠状动脉旁路移植手术中应用乳内动脉的利弊.方法 2010年7月1日至2012年8月20日,1471例70岁以上患者行单纯冠状动脉旁路移植手术共,占同期6156例单纯CABG手术者的23.10％.其中男1030例,女441例,年龄(73.3±3.9)岁.1395例采用非体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植术(off-pump CABG),76例采用体外循环(on-pump CABG),其中12例采用体外循环不停跳(on-pump beating heart CABG).旁路移植移植旁路血管(3.12±0.68)支.按移植血管材料分为2组:A组:564例全部应用大隐静脉;B组:907例患者应用左乳内动脉建立与左前降支旁路移植手术,其中42例应用桡动脉及胃网膜右动脉进行全动脉化旁路移植手术,其余靶血管均应用大隐静脉作为血管移植物旁路移植.结果 A组死亡12例(2.12％),B组死亡19例(2.09％),组间差异无统计学意义.B组术后早期引流量明显高于A组,二次开胸止血、恶性心律失常、脑卒中、伤口愈合不良和IABP使用例数等指标两组之间差异均无统计学意义.结论 70岁以上高龄患者旁路移植冠状动脉旁路移植选择左乳内动脉作为左前降支的旁路移植旁路血管材料,不增加手术死亡和术后严重并发症的发生率.乳内动脉在远期通畅率方面的优势明显,建议70岁以上高龄患者旁路移植优先选择左乳内动脉作为左前降支的旁路移植旁路移植血管.     

冠状动脉旁路移植术后旁路血管狭窄影响因素分析

目的总结冠状动脉旁路移植术(CABG)后旁路血管造影特点,分析相关因素对旁路血管通畅率的影响,并探讨提高旁路血管通畅率的方法。方法2004年4月至2006年4月间CABG术后平均间隔(46.4±39.1)个月,因心绞痛复发再入院行冠状动脉造影(CAG)病人149例,男120例;平均年龄(61.0±10.1)岁。共444支旁路血管,其中左乳内动脉(LIMA)131支,大隐静脉(SV)295支,左桡动脉(RA)15支,右乳内动脉(RIMA)3支。旁路血管造影完全闭塞或狭窄≥75%视为旁路血管病变。结果本组65.1%(97/149例)病人有旁路血管病变。31.1%(138/444支)旁路血管发生病变。LIMA闭塞5.3%(7/131支),狭窄(≥75%)6.9%(9/131支);SV旁路血管闭塞31.9%(94/295支),狭窄7.5%(22/295支);RA旁路血管闭塞33.3%(5/15支);RIMA旁路血管闭塞33.3%(1/3支)。LIMA旁路血管的通畅率明显优于SV。不同靶血管的SV旁路血管通畅率有明显差别。吻合口以远冠状动脉口径(runoff)≥2.0 mm的旁路血管通畅率明显高于<2.0mm者,尤其是SV旁路血管。近端冠状动脉狭窄程度对LIMA-前降支的通畅率影响明显,而对主动脉-SV-后降支通畅率影响不明显。序贯吻合及非体外循环CABG对旁路血管通畅率无明显影响。结论CABG术后旁路血管病变比较常见,是造成术后心绞痛复发的重要原因。不同旁路血管、不同靶血管、runoff大小、近端冠状动脉狭窄程度均明显影响旁路血管通畅率。手术技术不当是术后早期旁路血管病变的主要原因。改进手术技术,术后早期足量抗血小板药物及强化降脂治疗是提高旁路血管通畅率的关键。     

"一站式"复合(Hybrid)技术治疗冠状动脉多支病变35例

目的 总结"一站式"复合("Hybrid")技术治疗冠状动脉多支病变经验,探讨其临床应用价值.方法 2007年6月至2008年5月,35例冠心病病人在"一站式"复合手术室内接受治疗.冠状动脉病变平均2.5支/例.左心室射血分数0.62±0.07.经胸骨下端小切口在不停跳状态下行左乳内动脉(LIMA)至前降支(LAD)旁路移植术.即刻冠状动脉造影证实LIMA-LAD通畅后同期对其他冠状动脉病变靶血管行经皮冠状动脉介入治疗(PCI).结果 住院期间无出血再次开胸、卒中、围术期心梗、急性肾功能衰竭或死亡等发生.全组34例顺利行"一站式"复合手术,旁路移植后即刻冠状动脉造影示吻合u通畅,LAD血运重建满意.1例PCI时因钝缘支夹层转为体外循环下冠状动脉旁路移植术(CABG).全组PCI治疗冠状动脉病变61处,其中6处病变行单纯球囊扩张冠状动脉成形术,其余部位病变置入药物洗脱支架,共62枚,平均1.8枚/例,置入支架的平均直径为(3.2±0.5)mm,每例病人支架的平均长度为37.3 mm.顺利进行"一站式"复合手术的34例病人呼吸机辅助平均(10.8±7.9)h,其中4例在术后即刻于手术室拔除气管插管;ICU滞留平均(33.6±33.0)h;24例病人未使用血液制品;术后恢复顺利.平均(9±3)天出院.结论 "一站式"复合技术治疗冠状动脉多支病变安全町行,尤其对合并高危因素病例安全有效.     

左胸前外侧小切口不停跳冠状动脉旁路移植术26例

目的探讨左胸前外侧小切口不停跳冠状动脉旁路移植术的效果.方法26例单支或2支血管病变经左胸前外侧小切口进胸,其中14例直视下游离乳内动脉,12例在胸腔镜辅助下游离,肝素化后切开心包,显露病变的靶血管,心脏跳动下行冠状动脉旁路移植术.结果26例手术顺利完成,22例旁路移植1支,4例旁路移植2支(1例行序贯吻合,3例桡动脉与乳内动脉行"Y"形吻合).术后无死亡及严重并发症.26例随访3个月～3年,平均16.8月,无心绞痛复发,心功能Ⅰ级18例,Ⅱ级8例.结论左前外侧小切口不停跳冠状动脉旁路移植术主要适用于前降支单支病变者,对于合并高危因素,不宜行常规冠状动脉旁路移植的多支血管病变病人亦适用.     

冠状动脉内膜剥脱联合旁路移植治疗弥漫性冠状动脉狭窄病变的近中期效果

目的探讨冠状动脉内膜剥脱术(CE)联合冠状动脉旁路移植术(CABG)治疗弥漫性冠状动脉狭窄病变的近中期效果。方法回顾性分析2010年1月至2019年1月在南京市第一医院心胸血管外科接受CE+CABG的248例弥漫性冠状动脉狭窄病变患者的临床资料。男性201例,女性47例;年龄(65.6±8.5)岁(范围:43~79岁)。体外循环手术156例,非体外循环手术92例。共对269根病变血管完成CE,包括前降支108根,右冠状动脉140根,钝缘支21根。共完成旁路移植872支,包括左胸廓内动脉248支,桡动脉48支,大隐静脉576支,每例患者移植(3.5±0.8)支(范围:2~6支)。CE后平均血流量为(26±8)ml/min(范围:13~59 ml/min),血流指数为3.1±0.8(范围:2.0~6.7)。采用t检验或χ²检验比较体外循环和非体外循环患者的手术结果及术后通畅率。结果全组围手术期病死率为1.2%(3/248),2例死于肾功能衰竭,1例死于术后顽固性低心排血量。9例发生围手术期心肌梗死。随访(41.8±21.4)个月(范围:1~68个月)。旁路血管术后1年通畅率为78.4%(182/232),3年通畅率为69.8%(162/232)。左冠状动脉系统通畅率明显高于右冠状动脉系统(1年:87.4%比73.1%,χ²=6.533,P=0.011;3年:78.2%比64.8%,χ²=4.588,P=0.032)。体外循环组和非体外循环组旁路血管通畅率无差异(1年:80.0%比76.9%,χ²=0.277,P=0.599;3年:71.5%比67.9%,χ²=0.300,P=0.584)。结论CE+CABG治疗弥漫性冠状动脉狭窄病变可以获得较满意的完全再血管化,有较好的早、中期效果和旁路血管通畅率。体外循环和非体外循环手术具有相似的早中期结果。     

机器人微创非体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植术

目的 评价da Vincis机器人系统进行胸廓内动脉(IMA)游离、小切口非体外循环下冠状动脉旁路移植术的安全性和手术效果.方法 2007年1月到2011年3月,105例患者接受机器人IMA游离、小切口非体外循环下冠状动脉旁路移植术.其中男性77例,女性28例,年龄33～77岁,平均(59±10)岁.患者术前行64排CT检查评估IMA质量,2例患者左LIMA纤细或走行异常弃用.术者于操作台前、三维成像系统下遥控机器人游离IMA并完成动脉桥与靶血管的徒手吻合.其中4例患者旁路移植后接受了杂交技术于回旋支或右冠状动脉行支架植入术.术中均以超声血流检测仪测量桥血管的波形及血流.术后以冠状动脉造影或64排CT评估桥血管的通畅性,并进行随访.结果 所有患者成功接受上述手术,无手术死亡病例.术中平均IMA血管桥血流量为(21±13) ml/min.1例于术后第1天突发心跳骤停经抢救后痊愈,复查桥血管通畅.1例合并脑梗死患者术后肺部感染,痊愈后出院.其余患者无并发症发生.术中及术后出血少,术后恢复快.随访1～51个月,平均(30±12)个月.术后冠状动脉造影或64排CT复查未见桥血管狭窄或闭塞,心绞痛症状缓解.结论 机器人IMA游离、小切口非体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植术创伤小、疗效确切、安全性好,是微创冠状动脉再血管化的重要方向之一.     

非体外循环与体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植血管中远期通畅率比较

目的 比较非体外循环不停跳与体外循环冠状动脉旁路移植手术后中远期移植血管的通畅率.方法 对同一术者行冠状动脉旁路移植手术后5年以上病例50例.按手术方式分为两组.第1组采用传统体外循环下进行冠状动脉旁路移植(体外循环组,25例);第2组采用非体外循环不停跳技术进行冠状动脉旁路移植(非体外循环组,25例).对所有病例进行冠状动脉造影随访,比较两组移植血管的通畅情况.结果 两组均男21例,女4例.第1组手术年龄(55.4±8.9)岁;随访70～110个月,平均(86.52±12.48)个月;移植血管共83支,其中动脉移植血管41支,静脉移植血管42支,平均移植血管(3.32±0.63)支/例;随访移植血管通畅61支,狭窄6支,闭塞16支,动脉移植物通畅率为78.05%,静脉通畅率69.05%,总通畅率73.49%.第2组手术年龄(58.2±9.09)岁;移植血管共65支,其中动脉移植血管31支,静脉移植血管34支,平均移植血管(2.52±0.71)支/例,随访64～99个月,平均(82.68±12.48)个月;随访移植血管通畅47支,狭窄4支,闭塞14支,动脉移植物通畅率为74.19%,静脉通畅率70.59%,总通畅率72.31%.结论 非体外循环不停跳冠状动脉旁路移植手术移植血管中远期通畅率与传统体外循环手术一致,均可达到较好的中远期疗效.

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Objective Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) is used more widely in recent years in China. However, there is an argument on benefits and risks of off-pump surgery. Many studies shown that OPCAB had more benefits in short-term outcomes than conventional coronary artery bypass grafting(CCABG). But evidences from other studies suggested that OPCAB resulted in less long-term graft patency as compared with on-pump surgery. This study examined the longterm graft patency of OPCAB and CCABG performed by one surgeon. Methods 50 patients who had received surgical revascularization by a surgeon for more than 5 years were reviewed, 25 patients received conventional coronary artery bypass grafting ( group 1 ) and 25 patients received OPCAB ( group 2). All patients had angiograms for compareing the graft patency between the two groups. Results Among 25 patients in group 1,21 were male and 4 were female. The mean age of patients at surgery was (55.4 ±8.9) years. 15 cases had unstable angina, 16 patients had old myocardial infarction and 6 cases had diabetes.The ejection fraction (EF) was 0.58 ±0.14. The mean number of bypasses per patient was 3.32 ±0.63. Mean duration of operation was (3.58 ± 0. 82) hours. Mean follow-up duration was ( 86.52 ± 12.48) months. 83 grafts were evaluated for patency ( open vs. closed) and were graded by Fitzgibbon as grade A ( excellent graft), B ( impaired graft, with a stenosis of ≥50%, or a diameter less than 50% of the grafted artery), or O ( completely occluded). The graft patency was 73.49%, 61grafts were graded as Fitzgibbon A, 6 grafts as Fitzgibbon B and 16 grafts as Fitzgibbon 0. 25 patients were in group 2, 21males and 4 females. The mean age of patients at procedure was (58.2 ± 9.09) years, 11 patients had unstable angina, 13 patients had old myocardial infarction and 6 cases had diabetes. The ejection fraction (EF) was 0.59 ± 0. 14. Conclusion No 2011.03.013 difference in long-term graft patency was identified between on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Off-pump oronary artery bypass grafting preformed by an experienced surgeon may gain similar long-term graft patency to that of conventional bypass.     

胸廓内动脉、桡动脉及大隐静脉在冠状动脉旁路移植术中的应用

目的　报告胸廓内动脉和桡动脉在冠状动脉旁路移植术中的应用。　方法　 2 9例冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病患者接受冠状动脉旁路移植术 ,共用移植血管 84根 ,平均每例移植血管 2 .9根。左侧胸廓内动脉 19根 (游离胸廓内动脉 2根 ) ,桡动脉 10根 ,大隐静脉 5 5根 (序贯吻合 3根 )。左侧胸廓内动脉与左前降支吻合 19例 ;桡动脉与左前降支吻合 8例 ,与右冠状动脉吻合 1例 ,与对角支吻合 1例 ;左前侧壁室壁瘤切除术 1例。平均主动脉阻断时间 97.3±16 .5分钟 ,平均体外循环时间 16 5 .2± 2 8.2分钟。　结果　术后 1例并发低心排血量 ,1例并发十二指肠溃疡穿孔 ,1例再次开胸止血。全部患者均痊愈出院 ,术后平均住院时间 12 .5± 2 .5天。术后随访 ,无心绞痛发作 ,心电图正常。　结论　胸廓内动脉是冠状动脉旁路移植术的首选材料 ;桡动脉内径大于胸廓内动脉 ,有足够长度 ,取材容易 ,是理想的移植血管材料之一。     

冠状动脉旁路移植术的中远期效果随访

目的 分析冠状动脉旁路移植术(CABG)的中、远期疗效.方法 CABG术后行多层螺旋CT(MDCT)复查42例,行冠状动脉造影(SCA)复查59例;平均随访(66.79±44.27)个月.其中动脉旁路血管115支,静脉旁路血管195支.分别计算旁路血管的通畅率,比较其间的差异.结果 行MDCT复查者随访(53.93±36.80)个月,LIMA、RA、SV和CV的通畅率分别为94.7%、92.0%、85.9%和60.0%;有心绞痛再发组为83.5%,无心绞痛再发组为95.2%,差异有统计学意义.SCA复查者随访(75.95±47.09)个月,LIMA、RA、SV和CV的通畅率分别为87.1%、81.0%、53.6%和57.1%;有心绞痛再发组为62.0%,无心绞痛再发组为100.0%,差异有统计学意义.结论 MDCT可以作为一种无创检查方法来评价CABG术后旁路血管的通畅情况;动脉旁路血管的中、远期通畅率较静脉高;旁路血管病变是导致术后再发心绞痛的重要原因;旁路血管病变程度与CABG术后的随访时间密切相关.     

Result of surgical treatments in patients with coronary-arterial obstructive disease after Kawasaki disease.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in young patients with coronary-arterial obstructive disease subsequent to Kawasaki disease. METHODS: CABG was employed in 100 patients. Age at operation ranged from 1 to 23 years at a mean of 10+/-5 years. The number of bypass grafts placed was 1-5/patient (a mean of 1.7+/-0.8). The left internal-thoracic artery (ITA) was used as a graft in 99 patients; the right internal thoracic artery in 39, the gastroepiploic artery in nine and the saphenous vein in 21. RESULTS: All patients survived the procedures. In the follow-up of 6.7+/-4.5 years, two patients died, one because of a traffic accident and the other due to sudden death. Considerable myocardial ischemia recurred postoperatively in 15, because of either obstruction of the bypass grafts or progression of other coronary-arterial obstructions. Of these, symptoms spontaneously regressed without interventional procedures in four, reoperation was indicated in four and catheter intervention was efficiently carried out in the remaining seven. Another two patients had episodes of critical ventricular arrhythmia; one of them with severe left ventricular dysfunction subsequently underwent cardiac transplantation. The patency rates of the arterial grafts were 94, 82 and 78% at 1, 5 and 10 years, respectively, and this was higher than that of the venous grafts (82, 63 and 36%, respectively). Strenuous exercise is currently prohibited in 15 patients, while the remaining 83 patients are doing well with no obvious restriction in their daily lives. CONCLUSION: Collaborating with catheter interventions, CABG using the arterial grafts can provide attractive results in patients with obstructive coronary arteries associated with Kawasaki disease.     

Anesthesia for aorto-coronary bypass graft surgery in children with Kawasaki disease

We investigated anesthetic management of aorto-coronary bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the children who have coronary disease due to acute febrile mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki disease). A retrospective observation was made on anesthetic management of 17 patients with Kawasaki disease. They were 13 boys and 4 girls and their ages ranged from 5 to 13 years. They underwent CABG during the past 10 years (1976-1986) in Tokyo Women's Medical College Daini Hospital. Induction of anesthesia was carried out with halothane-nitrous oxide-oxygen (GOF) in 16 patients and morphine-nitrous oxide-oxygen (GOM) in one patient. Anesthesia was maintained with GOF in 11 patients, and in 6 patients with GOF and narcotics. High-dose fentanyl was not used for anesthetic induction in children with Kawasaki disease. Pulse rate increased significantly after endotracheal intubation. Blood pressure increased after endotracheal intubation in 5 patients and after sternotomy in one patient. Hypotension developed in 2 patients. Coronary spasm did not occur during the all procedures. Control of blood pressure during CABG in children was easier than in adult patients. But the control of pulse rate offers a problem in anesthetic management of the children with Kawasaki disease.     

Surgical experience with coronary arterial sequelae of Kawasaki disease in children

The coronary arterial sequelae due to Kawasaki disease have been treated surgically in five children ranged from 6 to 9 years old. The procedures were aortocoronary bypass surgery in all cases, coronary artery aneurysmectomy in one case and left ventricular aneurysmectomy in one case. The early results of operated cases have been good with the graft patency of 86% confirmed by angiography one month after surgery. The characteristic features of coronary artery damage in patients with Kawasaki disease are coronary artery aneurysms, which manifest wall irregularity, thrombus, calcification and stenosis. The significant stenosis of coronary artery could often be observed at the inlet or outlet of the aneurysm in major coronary artery branches. Although the early results of aortocoronary bypass surgery in the children with Kawasaki disease have been good, long-term follow up is mandatory to investigate the status of autogenous saphenous vein grafted in children.     

Coronary artery bypass grafting in an adult case with Kawasaki disease.

Surgical revascularization for coronary artery lesions secondary to Kawasaki disease has been rarely reported in adult patients. We reported an adult case with few coronary risk factors but with multiple coronary artery aneurysms and obstructive lesions presumably secondary to Kawasaki disease who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with multiple arterial grafts. The postoperative course was uneventful. Because coronary artery sequelae of Kawasaki disease can be a cause of ischemic heart disease even in adults, heightened awareness of this possibility is required for young adults with coronary lesions but without coronary risk factors.     

Histopathology of the longest-lived saphenous vein graft in a patient with Kawasaki disease

The patency rate of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) for children with Kawasaki disease (KD) tends to decline during the early years after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Although degenerative changes have been considered the main cause of SVG occlusion, there have been no reports on the histopathologic features of the SVG in patients with KD. We herein describe a redo off-pump total arterial revascularization in a 43-year-old man with KD, 34 years after the first CABG using SVG. The histopathologic examination of the longest-lived SVG demonstrated that graft occlusion was mainly caused by the diffuse intimal hyperplasia.     

连续170例冠状动脉旁路移植术治疗冠心病

目的 回顾应用冠状动脉旁路移植术（ＣＡＢＧ）治疗冠心病的早期效果和经验。方法 １７０例（男１５２例,女１８例;年龄３５－８０岁,平均６６．７岁）冠心病病人中９７％为多支冠状动脉病变。８１例左室射血分数≤４５％,其中２１例〈３０％。８４％病人心绞痛ＣＣＳⅢ－Ⅳ级。除１例在左前外侧小切口非体外循环下手术,余均为正中开胸低温体外循环下ＣＡＢＧ。     

Results of coronary artery bypass grafting alone and combined with surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischemic heart failure

In this study, we included 236 patients with ischemic heart failure and ejection fraction (EF) <35% who underwent surgical treatment. Patients were randomized in two groups. There were 116 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with surgical ventricular reconstruction (SVR) and 120 patients who underwent CABG alone. The hospital mortality rate was 5.8% after isolated CABG and 3.5% after CABG combined with SVR. All survivors had follow-up investigation from four months to five years, with a mean follow-up time of 31±13 months. The mean New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class decreased from 2.9±0.5 to 2.2±0.7 one year after CABG and from 3.1±0.4 to 2.0±0.6 one year after CABG with SVR. We showed that left ventricular reconstruction significantly decreased EDV from 237±52 to 176±30 and correspondingly increased EF from 32±6 to 39±9. However, after isolated CABG EF did not increase significantly (32±7 preoperatively and 34±11 postoperatively). One- and three-year rates were 95% and 78% after SVR with CABG and 83% and 78% after CABG alone. Despite the more aggressive surgical strategy, left ventricular reconstruction did not increase operative mortality and early results were significantly effective compared with coronary artery bypass grafting alone.     

Severe Kawasaki heart disease treated with an internal mammary artery graft in pediatric patients. A first successful report

Two Japanese boys, 6 and 10 years old, required operation for severe Kawasaki heart disease. Both had multiple coronary arterial aneurysms and stenoses, and one had mitral regurgitation as well. The operations consisted of anastomosis between the left internal mammary artery and the left anterior descending artery and insertion of an autologous saphenous vein between the aorta and the posterior descending artery in both patients. The mitral valve was replaced in the one with mitral regurgitation. Angina pectoris has been completely relieved as confirmed by postoperative angiocardiography. Late results of coronary bypass grafting with the saphenous vein in pediatric patients with Kawasaki disease have been less than satisfactory because of the high occlusion rate of the graft. The internal mammary artery may be superior, at least theoretically, to the saphenous vein graft because it is a "living graft" with a high possibility of growing and with less susceptibility to degeneration. This is the first report of successful operation utilizing an internal mammary artery graft in coronary bypass for Kawasaki disease.     

瓣膜病合并冠心病的外科治疗

目的探讨对心脏瓣膜病合并冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病(冠心病)患者行手术治疗的疗效。方法对22例心脏瓣膜病合并冠心病患者进行瓣膜置换或成形,同期行冠状动脉旁路移植。结果术后早期死亡1例,其余患者术后心功能恢复、生活质量明显提高,均无心绞痛发作。结论对心脏瓣膜病合并冠心病患者选择瓣膜置换或成形,同期进行冠脉血运重建,能够改善患者心功能,提高生活质量。     

Reoperation for coronary artery disease in the young: early and mid-term results

Background As the incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) at young age is high in Asian countries, the number of coronary reoperations in this group of patients is increasing. The aim of this study was to define the incidence, risk factors and to discuss the methods of re-revascularization and early to mid-term outcomes in these patients. Methods This study is a retrospective analysis of the data of patients who underwent primary coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) before the age of 45 years and underwent reoperation for recurrence of angina due to progression of native coronary artery disease and, or, graft occlusion. The data was also analyzed with regards to the risk factors contributing to the recurrence of the disease and the short to mid-term outcomes. During a six year period from January 1998 to October 2004, a total of 68 patients had reoperation for recurrence of angina. The mean interval of presentation following primary CABG was 12.48±3.11 years (ranged from 8 months to 16 years). Reoperation was performed under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in 63 patients and in the remaining five patients on beating heart without using CPB. Results Reoperation accounted for 4.6% of 2478 patients who underwent CABG between January 1998 through October 2004 at our institute. Among these 114 patients, 68 patients underwent primary CABG before the age of 45 years. These 68 patients received a total of 214 grafts (3.14 grafts per patient) of which 169 grafts were re-anastamosed to previously grafted target arteries. Left internal mammary artery was used in 61 patients (89.7%) who required graft to left anterior descending coronary artery at reoperation. The early mortality was 4.4% (3 out of 68). Two patients (2.94%) had perioperative myocardial infarction and two more patients were re-explored for mediastinal bleeding. Freedom from recurrence of symptom of angina at 2 and 4 years was 98.01%, 94.5% respectively. Conclusions Redo CABG is associated with higher morbidity and mortality when compared to first-time CABG. Perioperative myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction contribute significantly to the increased risk of redo CABG.