Graft Strategy for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction
10.5090/kjtcs.2019.52.1.16
- Author:
Tae Hee HONG
1
;
You Jin HA
;
Dong Seop JEONG
;
Wook Sung KIM
;
Young Tak LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine. cabg@korea.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Coronary artery bypass;
Cardiomyopathies;
Mammary arteries
- MeSH:
Cardiomyopathies;
Coronary Artery Bypass;
Coronary Vessels;
Follow-Up Studies;
Freedom;
Humans;
Mammary Arteries;
Mortality;
Multivariate Analysis;
Transplants;
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2019;52(1):16-24
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Optimal graft selection for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction remains debatable. We report an analysis of our experiences of isolated CABG in patients with severe LV dysfunction and the impact of graft strategy on long-term outcomes. METHODS: We analyzed 209 patients with severe LV dysfunction (ejection fraction [EF] <30%) who underwent primary isolated CABG. Of these, 169 were revascularized with a bilateral internal thoracic arterial (ITA) graft (BITA group) and 40 were revascularized with a single ITA graft (SITA group). The mean follow-up duration was 22±32 months. RESULTS: There were 18 early deaths (8.6%). Overall survival at 5 years was 66.7%. The rate of freedom from cardiac-related death at 5 years was 74.1%, and was significantly higher in patients who underwent off-pump CABG (p=0.005) and in the BITA group (p=0.023). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that old age (hazard ratio [HR], 2.548; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.134–5.762; p=0.024), off-pump CABG (HR, 0.245; 95% CI, 0.090–0.661; p=0.006), and BITA grafts (HR, 0.333; 95% CI, 0.146–0.757; p=0.009) were correlated with cardiac mortality. CONCLUSION: CABG in patients with severe LV dysfunction (EF < 30%) showed reasonable long-term outcomes. The rate of freedom from cardiac-related death was significantly higher in patients who underwent off-pump CABG and in the BITA group. Off-pump BITA grafting strategies can be accepted as a viable primary option in patients with severe LV dysfunction if performed by an experienced surgeon.
