Results of coronary angiography in patients with recurrent angina pectoris in long-term period after coronary artery bypass grafting

2019

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DOI 10.17116/hirurgia201908136
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Abstract

Objective - analysis of coronary angiography data in long-term period after coronary artery bypass surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: There were 78 patients (75 (96.2%) men and 3 (3.8%) women) with recurrent angina pectoris after CABG. Postoperative follow-up period ranged from 1 month to 8 years. RESULTS: There were 104 and 39 local stenoses and occlusions de novo, respectively. New local stenoses appeared in 31 arteries with patent bypass grafts and in 18 arteries with closed graft. There were 143 (60.3%) patent and 94 (39.7%) occluded grafts. All grafts (n=4, 100%) were patent after bypass grafting of one coronary artery, 3 (13.7%) grafts were occluded after bypass grafting of 2 coronary arteries. Occlusion of 57 (45.2%) out of 126 grafts was noted after bypass grafting of 3 coronary arteries, in case of grafting of 4coronary arteries - 34 (40%) out of 85 grafts. CONCLUSION: Thus, the main causes of thrombosis of the grafts were poor distal vessels, technical errors in harvesting and implantation of the grafts, mediastinitis, overestimated indications for surgery (coronary stenoses <50%), progression of atherosclerotic process, usage of venous grafts. Also, there is a direct relationship between transplant thrombosis and the number of bypassed coronary arteries.