| Management of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm open repair. | |
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PMID: 19072880 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The efficacy of prophylactic coronary revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) scheduled for open repair surgery remains controversial. HYPOTHESIS: Concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD) with no inducible ischemia can be medically treated in AAA patients undergoing open repair as long as the existence of CAD is recognized. METHOD: A retrospective analysis of acute and long-term outcomes was performed for 122 patients with AAA who underwent coronary arteriography (CAG) for preoperative evaluation followed by elective open repair. RESULTS: Preoperative CAG revealed no CAD in 54 patients (non-CAD group) and the existence of CAD in 68 patients. Prophylactic PCI or CABG surgery was performed in 16 patients (CAD-PCI/CABG group) with symptomatic angina, ischemia proven by pharmacological stress scintigraphy, or coexistence of reduced cardiac contraction and coronary stenosis in multiple vessels. Medical treatment was administered to 52 patients who had no signs of ischemia (CAD-medical group). During the perioperative period, no cardiac event occurred irrespective of the existence of CAD. The long-term outcomes in the CAD-medical group were equivalent to those in the non-CAD group. In the CAD-PCI/CABG group, the cardiac event-free rate was comparable with that of other groups, although mortality was higher. CONCLUSION: In patients undergoing AAA open repair, medical treatment for concomitant CAD with no obvious inducible ischemia does not confer unfavorable outcomes. Although prophylactic coronary revascularization possibly prevents future cardiac events, it appears to be necessary in a very limited number of cases. |
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Authors:
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Yusuke Hosokawa; Hitoshi Takano; Asako Aoki; Toru Inami; Michio Ogano; Nobuaki Kobayashi; Jun Tanabe; Hiroyuki Yokoyama; Takayoshi Kato; Hisato Takagi; Takuya Umemoto; Morimasa Takayama; Kyoichi Mizuno |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical cardiology Volume: 31 ISSN: 0160-9289 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Cardiol Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-12-25 Completed Date: 2009-02-10 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7903272 Medline TA: Clin Cardiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 580-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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(c) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shizuoka Medical Center, Shizuoka, Japan. |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / epidemiology*, mortality, surgery* Comorbidity Coronary Angiography Coronary Artery Bypass Coronary Artery Disease / epidemiology*, surgery, therapy* Female Humans Incidence Kaplan-Meiers Estimate Male Middle Aged Surgical Procedures, Elective |
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