title: [Off-pump coronary artery bypasssurgery in patients with mitral regurgitation].
abstract: Introduction of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (off-pump CABG : OPCAB) makes it possible to shorten the bypass time and cardiac arrest time in patients with both ischemic heart disease and valvular disease. This may be beneficial in patients with poor cardiac function and renal dysfunction. However, it is unclear whether such patients can tolerate the changes of hemodynamics during vertical displacement of the heart. In 3 patients who had ischemic heart disease with non-ischemic mitral regurgitation, we performed OPCAB prior to mitral valve plasty. The changes of mitral regurgitation observed by transesophageal echocardiography and several hemodynamic parameters were monitored as the heart was moved to various positions during OPCAB. When a heart positioner (Starfish) was used, hemodynamic deterioration was not observed, and there was also no aggravation of mitral regurgitation. Based on these results, we conclude that it may be possible to carry out OPCAB safely in patients with associated mitral regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okuyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kinouchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*