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Coronary endarterectomy revisited: mid-term angiographic results.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9779017     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the value of concomitant coronary endarterectomy (CE) in the modern era of coronary revascularization. METHODS: Retrospective study. Twenty-eight patients (five women; 23 men) who underwent coronary endarterectomy were angiographically studied 24 +/- 22 months after the procedure. Necessity CE (vessel completely occluded or with lumen less than 1 mm) was performed on the left anterior descending (LAD) artery in 12 patients, the right coronary artery (RCA) in nine, the obtuse marginal artery (OM) in five and a diagonal branch in two patients. Conduits used for revascularization were the internal thoracic artery (ITA) in 11 (all anastomosed to the LAD; combined with saphenous vein patch in four) and a saphenous vein graft in 17 patients. Mean atherosclerotic core length was 3.3 +/- 1.8 cm. An average of 3.1 +/- 0.7 distal anastomoses per patient were constructed, with mean aortic cross-clamp and cardiopulmonary bypass times of 61.2 +/- 20.2 mins and 94.0 +/- 23.5 mins, respectively. RESULTS: Overall, angiographic patency rate was 71% (20 of 28) for the endarterectomized vessels (12 of 12 LAD, six of nine RCA, two of five OM and none of two diagonal arteries) and 93% (57 of 61) for the nonendarterectomized vessels. Among the eight patients with occluded CE vessels, two sustained a perioperative myocardial infarction, five developed angina during follow-up, and one patient remained asymptomatic. CONCLUSION: Necessity CE demonstrates acceptable mid-term patency. In addition, this study showed excellent patency following CE of the LAD revascularized with the ITA, with or without only a saphenous vein patch.
Authors:
F Dagenais; R Cartier; J M Farinas; Y Leclerc; G Hudon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Canadian journal of cardiology     Volume:  14     ISSN:  0828-282X     ISO Abbreviation:  Can J Cardiol     Publication Date:  1998 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-10-26     Completed Date:  1998-10-26     Revised Date:  2008-04-09    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8510280     Medline TA:  Can J Cardiol     Country:  CANADA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1121-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Quebec.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Angiocardiography*
Arteriosclerosis / radiography,  surgery
Coronary Disease / radiography,  surgery*
Endarterectomy*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Revascularization*
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome

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