[Coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with severely impaired left ventricular function].
The efficacy and problem of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with severely impaired left ventricular function (left ventricular ejection fraction < or = 30%) were assessed in 27 patients of whom 17 (group 1) underwent emergent CABG and 10 (group 2) elective between Jan 1984 to Aug 1990. As a whole, history of myocardial infarction (24/27, 88.9%), large left ventricular volume with reduced ejection fraction (LVEDVI 126.08 +/- 25.91 ml/m2, LVESVI 93.04 +/- 21.02 ml/m2, LVEF 25.04 +/- 4.75%) and multiple vessel disease with at least one vessel total occlusion (20/27, 74.1%) were characteristically seen in these patients. The patients of group 1 were significantly older (mean 66.12 +/- 5.68 vs 57.10 +/- 8.08, p < 0.01) and needed more frequent preoperative support with IABP (17/17 vs 4/10, p < 0.01). Using Thallium-201 scintigraphy, in 10 patients of group 1 and 9 of group 2, myocardial viability in the proposed bypass area was evaluated before operations. Average 2.37 +/- 0.79 grafts were placed and continuous retrograde cold blood cardioplegia via the coronary sinus was employed for myocardial protection. Two mitral annuloplasty (MAP) for ischemic mitral regurgitation and 2 cryoablation for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia were performed concomitantly. Operative mortality was 47.1% in group 1 and none in group 2 (p < 0.05). Two cases of MAP died, but two cases of cryoablation survived. Postoperative LVEF was improved significantly only in group 2 (p < 0.05), but during the follow-up period of 7 months to 6 years, all 19 survivors expect one remains with NYHA class I or II.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Asada
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Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center, Himeji, Japan.
Ogawa
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Mukohara
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Nishiwaki
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Higami
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Kawamura
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Sugimoto
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Okada
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left