[Myocardial revascularization in patients with impaired left ventricular function].
From March 1988 to May 1993, 1,125 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) underwent coronary surgery at our Institute. In the same period 74 patients (mean age 59 +/- 7 years; range 36-73) with left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) were referred for surgical decision making. All patients underwent [99mTc]MIBI/SPET to assess perfusion at rest and [99mTc]MIBI first pass radionuclide angiography to assess the ejection fraction (EF). In 44/74 patients we performed [18F]FDG/PET in fasting conditions and pharmacologic wash-out, in order to identify viable myocardium. We divided patients with LVD into 3 groups: Group A (30 patients) operated on without preoperative [18F]FDG/PET, Group B (37 patients) operated on with FDG uptake in segments with wall motion abnormalities, and Group C (7 patients) with no FDG uptake, who were excluded from coronary surgery; there was no significant difference among the 3 groups with respect to age, sex, CAD, risk factors and EF (Group A: 29.1% +/- 6.6%, range 16-39%; Group B: 30.8 +/- 5.6%, range 20-40%; Group C: 26.5 +/- 6.8%, range 18-37%). The study of perfusion and EF was repeated 6 months postoperatively in Group A and B. Left ventricular end-dyastolic pressure at cardiac catheterization was 19.9 +/- 5.1 mmHg, 20.4 +/- 4.7 mmHg and 26.8 +/- 9.2 mmHg in Group A, B and C, respectively. Myocardial protection was achieved according to the Buckberg protocol.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Istituto per le Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare e Respiratorio, IRCCS H San Raffaele, Università degli Studi, Milano.
Donatelli
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Pelenghi
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Triggiani
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Grossi
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
Rivascolarizzazione miocardica nei pazienti con funzione ventricolare sinistra compromessa.