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A randomized comparison of off-pump and on-pump multivessel coronary-artery bypass surgery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14702424     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The effect of the use of coronary-artery bypass surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass and cardiac arrest ("off pump") on graft patency remains uncertain. We undertook a prospective, randomized, controlled study to compare graft-patency rates and clinical outcomes in off-pump surgery with conventional, "on-pump" surgery. METHODS: We randomly assigned 50 patients to undergo on-pump coronary-artery bypass grafting and 54 to undergo off-pump surgery. Surgical and anesthetic techniques were standardized for both groups. Clinical outcomes and troponin T levels were measured. Three months later, the patients underwent coronary angiography, including quantitative analysis. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 63 years, and 87 percent were men. The on-pump group received a mean of 3.4 grafts, and the off-pump group 3.1 (P=0.41). There were no deaths. There was no significant difference in the median postoperative length of stay between the two groups (seven days in each group). The area under the curve of troponin T levels was higher during the first 72 hours in the on-pump group than in the off-pump group (30.96 hr x microg per liter vs. 19.33 hr x microg per liter, P=0.02). At three months, 127 of 130 grafts were patent in the on-pump group (98 percent), as compared with 114 of 130 in the off-pump group (88 percent, P=0.002). The patency rate was higher for all graft territories in the on-pump group than in the off-pump group. CONCLUSIONS: In this randomized study, off-pump coronary surgery was as safe as on-pump surgery and caused less myocardial damage. However, the graft-patency rate was lower at three months in the off-pump group than in the on-pump group, and this difference has implications with respect to the long-term outcome.
Authors:
Natasha E Khan; Anthony De Souza; Rebecca Mister; Marcus Flather; Jonathan Clague; Simon Davies; Peter Collins; Duolao Wang; Ulrich Sigwart; John Pepper
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The New England journal of medicine     Volume:  350     ISSN:  1533-4406     ISO Abbreviation:  N. Engl. J. Med.     Publication Date:  2004 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-01-02     Completed Date:  2004-01-12     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0255562     Medline TA:  N Engl J Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  21-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2004 Massachusetts Medical Society
Affiliation:
Royal Brompton and Harefield National Health Service Trust, London. r.mister@rbh.nthames.nhs.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Area Under Curve
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
Coronary Disease / pathology,  surgery*
Coronary Stenosis
Coronary Vessels / pathology
Female
Heart-Lung Machine*
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Prospective Studies
Troponin T / blood
Vascular Patency*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Troponin T
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
N Engl J Med. 2004 Jan 1;350(1):3-4   [PMID:  14702419 ]
N Engl J Med. 2004 Apr 22;350(17):1791-3; author reply 1791-3   [PMID:  15103009 ]
N Engl J Med. 2004 Apr 22;350(17):1791-3; author reply 1791-3   [PMID:  15106266 ]
N Engl J Med. 2004 Apr 22;350(17):1791-3; author reply 1791-3   [PMID:  15106267 ]
N Engl J Med. 2004 Apr 22;350(17):1791-3; author reply 1791-3   [PMID:  15106268 ]

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