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1405141

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
Between November 1981 and December 1991, 755 patients underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. We compared postoperative events, graft patency and survival rates of the patients who received at least one internal thoracic artery graft (n = 517) with those of the patients who had only saphenous vein bypass grafts (n = 238). No significant difference was found between the 2 groups in patient's age at the operation, female ratio and the incidence of emergency operation. The operative mortality was not significantly different in either group. Graft patency was better for internal thoracic artery grafts than for SVG (ITA grafts 97.1%, SVG 85.6% p less than 0.0001). Graft-LAD patency rate was also better for ITA grafts than for SVG (ITA grafts 97.7%, SVG 86.8%, p less than 0.0001). The incidence of late cardiac events (late cardiac death, reoperation, myocardial infarction) is lower in patients with ITA. Furthermore, patients who received ITA grafts had a better survival rate at 8 years (91.1% versus 85.3%, p = 0.048) than those who had vein bypass grafts alone. We conclude that the use of ITA grafts enhances the long-term benefits including long-term survival rate. This is the first observation in Japanese population.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0021-5252
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
665-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
[Late results of coronary artery bypass grafting with the internal thoracic artery].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery III, Nara Medical College.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract