title: [Urgent coronary artery bypass surgery by only arterial graft for acute myocardial infarction].
abstract: The authors conducted urgent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using only arterial graft for mild and moderate acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in 9 cases from January, 1995 through December, 1996. Mild and moderate AMI means free from cardiogenic shock by catecholamines alone or catecholamines and intra aortic balloon pumping (IABP). The period from the onset of AMI to admission was 2-24 (average 8 +/- 6) hours. Coronary arteriography (CAG) was performed immediately following admission. CABG was done immediately after CAG. CPK-MB on admission was 14-184 (average 67 +/- 61) IU/l. Three cases were main trunk disease over 90% stenosis, three cases were main trunk disease equivalent if another stenotic lesion over 99% were occluded, three cases would fall into cardiogenic shock if another stenotic lesion over 99% were occluded. Postoperative IABP was necessary for three cases. No case required repetition of IABP. For minimal operation time and to attain high graft flow, saphenous vein (SV) graft are generally used for emergencies. CABG was conducted here using only arterial graft (Mean anastomosis number was 2.3). There were 8 RITA grafts, 9 LITA grafts, and 4 RGEA grafts. Post operative CAG showed all the grafts to be patent, but string sign was noted for two LITA grafts. Prognosis was favorable in all cases. We could conduct urgent CABG surgery safely for mild and moderate AMI using only arterial grafts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chugoku Rosai Hospital, Kure, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D004630:Emergencies; D019074:Epigastric Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*