title: Current results of coronary bypass surgery after failed angioplasty.
abstract: Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) is a technique in continuous development. Since its introduction indications, number, quality of stenosis amenable to treatment and device employed have evolved leading to a change in the population undergoing treatment. Therefore surgical results obtained in the early 80's may not apply to the beginning of the 90's. This reason prompted us to review our recent experience. In the last 4 years (1989-1992) among 2563 PTCA procedures performed in our Institution, 114 patients (4.3%, CL 3.5%-5%) underwent urgent surgical revascularization because of failed angioplasty. Thirty-four patients (30%, CL 21%-38%) were older than 65 years; 68 patients (60%, CL 50%-68%) had multiple vessel disease; 63 patients (55%, CL 46%-64%) had previous Myocardial Infarction (M.I.); 20 patients (17%, CL 10%-24%) had already undergone a PTCA and 3 patients (2%, CL 0%-6%) had had coronary surgery. In 21 patients (18%, CL 11%-25%) the left ventricular Ejection Fraction (EF%) was below < 50%. Complete revascularization was always performed with an average of 2.2 +/- 1 graft/patient. A Left Internal Mammary Artery (LIMA) was implanted in 20 patients (17%, CL 10%-25%) of the patients and in 52% of cases requiring LAD grafts in the last two years. There were 2 deaths (1.7%, CL 0%-4%), both patients were in cardiac arrest before surgery (p < 0.001), 2 patients required a LVAD to be weaned from ECC and 7 patients (6%, CL 1%-10%) had an IABP inserted at the moment of surgery. Twenty-five patients (21%, CL 14%-29%) showed evidence of a new myocardial infarction.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Thoraxcentrum De Klokkenberg, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Breda, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pragliola
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kootstra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lanzillo
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quafford
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Uitdenhaag
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002300:Cardiac Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D017211:Treatment Failure