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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:524-530
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
a Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Address reprint requests to Dr Gall, Prairie Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons 619 East Mason St, Springfield, IL 62701
e-mail: sagall{at}ibm.net
Background. While internal mammary artery (IMA) use predicts improved survival after coronary bypass grafting (CABG), it remains unknown whether patients undergoing concomitant aortic valve replacement (AVR) realize a similar benefit.
Methods. All patients at a single teaching institution, undergoing combined AVR-CABG, which included a graft to the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) from 1984 to 1994 (n = 227) were examined retrospectively.
Results. Patients receiving an IMA graft (yesIMA, n = 135) and patients receiving only saphenous vein grafts (nonIMA, n = 92) were not different in their presenting symptoms, or in their incidence of preoperative risk factors. The patients with IMA were more likely to be male, have a later year of operation, be younger, and have a greater body surface. Morbidity was not different between groups. IMA use did not affect 30-day mortality. Long-term actuarial survival was greater in the group with IMA (63% ± 7% vs 42% ± 6% at 5 years, p< 0.01). A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model demonstrated that use of an IMA graft improved survival, while recent myocardial infarction, diabetes, earlier year of operation, and lower ejection fraction diminished long-term survival. The relative risk of IMA grafting was 0.570.
Conclusions. Within the limits of a retrospective analysis, patients in a modern era of cardiac operation, who undergo combined AVR-CABG, do not suffer increased morbidity from IMA use, and may realize a survival benefit from use of the IMA as a conduit for bypass of the LAD coronary artery.
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