TY - JOUR
T1 - Sequential internal mammary artery grafts for coronary artery bypass
AU - Palatianos, George M.
AU - Bolooki, Hooshang
AU - Horowitz, Michael D.
AU - Lowery, Maureen H.
AU - Rosenthal, Stephen P.
AU - Chandarlapaty, S. K.C.
AU - Sfakianakis, George N.
AU - Kaiser, Gerard A.
PY - 1993/11
Y1 - 1993/11
N2 - From 1985 to 1990, 145 patients underwent isolated coronary artery bypass with one (n = 128) or both (n = 17) internal mammary arteries (IMAs) used as sequential bypass grafts. All but 2 patients had angina pectoris preoperatively. A total of 162 sequential IMA grafts were constructed bypassing two (n = 152) or three (n = 10) coronary artery sites as in situ (n = 132) or free (n = 30) grafts. In 12 patients, one IMA was used as a nonsequential graft. Thirty-day mortality was 2.8% (n = 4 patients). Perioperative myocardial infarction occurred in 1 patient (0.7%). Only two sequential IMA grafts failed. Both were used to bypass coronary arteries 1.00 mm in diameter. Mean follow-up was 31 months (range, 6 months to 4.2 years). There were three late deaths. Of 136 survivors followed-up, 121 (89%) were free of angina. Postoperative rotational thallium 201 tomography was done in 73 patients. Myocardial ischemia was detected in 11 diabetic patients (15.1%), but corresponded to a sequential IMA graft in 4 (5.5%) and to nonsequential and venous grafts in 10 patients (13.7%). Coronary revascularization with sequential IMA grafts was safe and effective.
AB - From 1985 to 1990, 145 patients underwent isolated coronary artery bypass with one (n = 128) or both (n = 17) internal mammary arteries (IMAs) used as sequential bypass grafts. All but 2 patients had angina pectoris preoperatively. A total of 162 sequential IMA grafts were constructed bypassing two (n = 152) or three (n = 10) coronary artery sites as in situ (n = 132) or free (n = 30) grafts. In 12 patients, one IMA was used as a nonsequential graft. Thirty-day mortality was 2.8% (n = 4 patients). Perioperative myocardial infarction occurred in 1 patient (0.7%). Only two sequential IMA grafts failed. Both were used to bypass coronary arteries 1.00 mm in diameter. Mean follow-up was 31 months (range, 6 months to 4.2 years). There were three late deaths. Of 136 survivors followed-up, 121 (89%) were free of angina. Postoperative rotational thallium 201 tomography was done in 73 patients. Myocardial ischemia was detected in 11 diabetic patients (15.1%), but corresponded to a sequential IMA graft in 4 (5.5%) and to nonsequential and venous grafts in 10 patients (13.7%). Coronary revascularization with sequential IMA grafts was safe and effective.
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U2 - 10.1016/0003-4975(95)90031-4
DO - 10.1016/0003-4975(95)90031-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 7902074
AN - SCOPUS:0027497232
VL - 56
SP - 1136
EP - 1140
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 5
ER -