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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:802-804
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original article: Cardiovascular

Patients With In-Stent Restenosis Have an Increased Risk of Mid-Term Venous Graft Failure

Mario Gaudino, MDa,*, Nicola Luciani, MDa, Franco Glieca, MDa, Carlo Cellini, MDa, Claudio Pragliola, MDa, Carlo Trani, MDb, Francesco Burzotta, MDb, Giovanni Schiavoni, MDb, Amedeo Anselmi, MDa, Gianfederico Possati, MDa

a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
b Department of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

Accepted for publication April 25, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Dr Gaudino, Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. (Email: mgaudino{at}tiscali.it).

BACKGROUND: This study was designed to evaluate if patients in whom in-stent restenosis developed had an higher risk of early venous graft failure compared with normal patients.

METHODS: The study cohort comprised 120 patients (60 with previous in-stent restenosis and 60 controls) who received a total of 165 complementary venous grafts on the circumflex or right coronary artery system (84 in the restenosis group and 81 in the control group). All patients were prospectively followed-up and underwent reangiography at 5-years follow-up.

RESULTS: In the restenosis group, 28 venous grafts (33.%) were perfectly patent, 10 showed major irregularities, and 46 were occluded. In the control patients, 50 grafts (61.7%) were perfectly patent (p < 0.001 compared with the restenosis series), 12 showed major irregularities (p = .74), and 19 were occluded (p < 0.0001). In contrast, the 5-year outcome of internal thoracic artery grafts was not affected by history of in-stent restenosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients who developed in-stent restenosis have an higher risk of early venous graft failure compared with the control patients. Arterial grafts should probably be preferred in these patients.


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