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Short- and long-term outcome of narrowed saphenous vein bypass graft: a comparison of Palmaz-Schatz stent, directional coronary atherectomy, and balloon angioplasty.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9313608     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Percutaneous treatment of saphenous vein graft (SVG) stenosis has been established as an alternative to repeat coronary artery bypass grafting. Intracoronary Palmaz-Schatz stent (PSS) and directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) have been suggested to provide better short- and long-term results than balloon angioplasty. Records of 840 patients with 931 SVG lesions treated with PSS (121 patients, 132 lesions), DCA (103 patients, 107 lesions), and balloon angioplasty (616 patients, 692 lesions) were reviewed. Inhospital and long-term outcome were compared among treated groups. The groups had similar clinical and angiographic baseline characteristics except for higher previously dilated grafts in the stent group and graft location among devices. Stent placement was angiographically successful in 99%, DCA in 95%, and balloon angioplasty in 93% of the lesions (p = 0.03). Quantitative angiography revealed a larger lumen diameter after procedure after PSS (3.2 mm) and DCA (3.1 mm) compared with 2.4 mm after balloon angioplasty (p = 0.0001). Angiographic complications (abrupt closure, severe dissections, or distal embolization) were evident in eight (6.1%) lesions after PSS placement, in 17 (15.9%) after DCA, and in 61 (8.8%) after balloon angioplasty. Serious in-hospital clinical complications (death, emergency coronary artery bypass grafting, or Q-wave myocardial infarction) were similar among devices. Survival rates were similar among the groups (p = 0.15). Repeat revascularization at follow-up was reported in 58 (60.4%) of patients after PSS, in 48 (51.1%) after DCA, and in 280 (49.4%) after balloon angioplasty. Correlates of additional revascularization at follow-up were older grafts, calcific lesions, previously dilated grafts, longer lesions, and patients with lower ejection fractions (odds ratio 1.06, 1.34, 1.43, 1.04, and 1.01, respectively). Correlates of mortality rate at follow-up were older patients, patients with lower ejection fractions, and distal embolization (odds ratio 1.04, 1.04, and 1.92, respectively). These data suggest that in patents with SVG stenosis the initial success and morbidity rates are similar when comparing PSS and DCA with balloon angioplasty. Although a larger lumen is obtained with PSS and DCA, patients who underwent balloon angioplasty had similar rates of cardiac events and requirements for additional procedures at follow-up.
Authors:
R Waksman; W S Weintraub; Z Ghazzal; N A Scott; Y Shen; S B King; J S Douglas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American heart journal     Volume:  134     ISSN:  0002-8703     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. Heart J.     Publication Date:  1997 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-10-16     Completed Date:  1997-10-16     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370465     Medline TA:  Am Heart J     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  274-81     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Andreas Gruentzig Cardiovascular Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA. rxw8@mhg.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary* / adverse effects
Atherectomy, Coronary* / adverse effects
Constriction, Pathologic / therapy
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Disease / mortality,  surgery
Disease-Free Survival
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / etiology
Retrospective Studies
Saphenous Vein / pathology*,  transplantation
Stents* / adverse effects
Treatment Outcome

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