title: [The effects of aorto-coronary bypass grafting to totally occluded coronary arteries on left ventricular contractility].
abstract: The effects of aorto-coronary bypass grafting (ACBG) on totally occluded coronary arteries (TOCA), postocclusion vessels of which were demonstrated angiographically through collaterals and left ventricular contractility were studied in eleven patients consisted of nine with transmural myocardial infarction (TMMI) on ECG in the area perfused by TOCA and without TMMI. Of eleven ACBG consisting of eight left anterior descending coronary arteries (LAD) and three right coronary arteries (RCA), all eight grafts to LAD were patent, whereas two of three to RCA were obstructed on the postoperative angiogram. The following evaluations were undertaken in the cases with patent grafts. In seven cases with TMMI (six LAD, one RCA), left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) increased from 0.56 +/- 0.08 (Mean +/- SD) to 0.65 +/- 0.07 (p less than 0.01). PLVSP/LVESV slightly increased, but not significantly. Mean Vcf increased from 1.07 +/- 0.33 to 1.83 +/- 0.88 circ/sec (p less than 0.02). Left ventricular segmental wall motion also improved from 23.1 +/- 6.8 to 29.5 +/- 7.2% (p less than 0.01), markedly in the anterior and apical segment. In two cases without TMMI, all of EF, PLVSP/LVESV, Mean Vcf and segmental wall motion improved much more than the cases with TMMI. In conclusion, it was suggested that ACBG to TOCA, especially LAD visualized angiographically through collaterals resulted in the excellent graft patency rate and the significant improvement of left ventricular contractility, even in the cases with TMMI.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D013318:Stroke Volume