title: Clinical Effect and Prognosis of Off-Pump Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass.
abstract: BACKGROUND Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a common procedure to circumvent the obstruction of coronary arteries when stents are unsuitable. CABG is a very traumatic surgery that requires redirecting blood flow to an external pump. Thus, this procedure has many risks during and after surgery, and minimizing these risks would greatly benefit the patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS We selected 126 patients with coronary artery syndrome and who were unsuitable for stent percutaneous coronary intervention. The observation group received minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB), while the control group was treated with off-pump CABG. RESULTS Blood markers and echocardiography before and after treatment improved equally in both groups. Neither group exhibited obvious adverse reactions, or liver and kidney function damage. However, surgical bleeding and postoperative observation days were significantly reduced in the MIDCAB group. Death and cardiac shock at the end of follow-up were significantly lower in the MIDCAB group. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the clinical benefits of MIDCAB and OP-CABG were similar, but MIDCAB significantly reduced postoperative hospital stay and intraoperative blood transfusion, and improved clinical prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cangzhou City Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, China (mainland).
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cangzhou City Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, China (mainland).
authors.forename: Lian-Bo
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Internal Four, Cangzhou City Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, China (mainland).
authors.forename: Zhi-Sheng
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cangzhou City Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, China (mainland).
authors.forename: Ji-Wu
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers