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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;70:1541-1545
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
a Service de Chirurgie Cardiaque, Thoracique et Vasculaire, CHU Hôpital de la Cavale Blanche, Brest, France
Address reprint requests to Dr Barra, Service de Chirurgie Cardiaque, Thoracique et Vasculaire, CHU Hôpital de la Cavale Blanche, 29609 Brest, France
e-mail: jean-aubert-BARRA{at}wanadoo.fr
Background. Surgical coronary artery reconstruction for diffuse coronary disease is described and assessed.
Methods. A long arteriotomy, internal thoracic artery graft, and exclusion of atheromatous plaques from the coronary lumen are the bases of the technique. One hundred eighteen reconstructions were performed in 108 patients with a mean age of 59 years. Stable angina was present in 62% of patients and unstable angina in 22%. Sixteen percent had had a recent myocardial infarction. The reconstructions involved 94 left anterior descending coronary arteries, 17 marginal, 5 diagonal, and 2 right coronary arteries.
Results. The perioperative mortality rate was 3.7% (4 patients). The rate of perioperative myocardial infarction was 6.3%. Mean follow-up was 29 months (standard deviation, 10 months). Two patients were lost to follow-up. Ninety patients were free from angina and cardiac-related events. Five patients sustained a myocardial infarction, 3 were in congestive heart failure, 3 had class II angina, and 1 died of stroke. Seventy-four of the surgical coronary artery reconstructions have been angiographically evaluated (29 months): 94.6% of the internal thoracic artery grafts were completely patent, and 70 of the reconstructions were patent without restenosis. String signs and occlusions were present in two internal thoracic arteries each.
Conclusions. This technique allows revascularization of severely and diffusely diseased coronary arteries with encouraging results.
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