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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:422-425
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Influence of Bypass Grafting to the Infarct Artery on Late Potentials in Coronary Operations

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

Accepted for publication March 20, 1995.

Background. Late potentials (LPs) after myocardial infarction identify the risk of arrhythmic events and sudden death, and the absence of anterograde flow in the infarct-causing occluded coronary artery frequently is associated with LPs on signal-averaged electrocardiography. The present study was designed to clarify the influence of revascularization of the infarct artery on the LPs in the late course after myocardial infarction.

Methods. We studied 21 patients after myocardial infarction with positive LPs who had at least one occluded infarct coronary artery. We investigated the LPs on signal-averaged electrocardiograms on the day of elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and 1 week after CABG.

Results. There were 25 infarct arteries in the study patients, 13 of which were grafted. The positive LPs disappeared soon after CABG in 13 patients, 10 of whom had grafts to all of the infarct arteries. The LPs persisted in 8, who received no graft to the infarct artery. One week after CABG, the LPs were still present in 4, all of whom had no graft to the infarct right coronary artery.

Conclusions. In patients with positive LPs late after myocardial infarction, grafting to the infarct artery eliminated the LPs soon after CABG.

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