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Nolan J, Wijaya AR, Harta IKAP. Meta-analysis of BITA versus SITA grafting in diabetic patients: evidence from propensity score-matched studies. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2024:10.1007/s11748-024-02060-8. [PMID: 39017824 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-024-02060-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND It has been demonstrated that the use of bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) improves long-term survival in comparison to the use of a single internal thoracic artery (SITA) graft. However, the optimal transplantation technique for diabetic patients remains undetermined. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare the effectiveness and safety of BITA and SITA CABG in diabetic patients. METHODS A comprehensive search of Google Scholar, Science Direct, and PubMed was conducted for studies with propensity score-matched comparing between BITA and SITA grafting in diabetic patients. The main goal was to know mid- to long-term mortality, and the supplementary results included incidence of deep sternal wound infection, 30-day mortality, and incidence of reoperation due to hemorrhage. RESULTS The meta-analysis included 11 studies involving 3762 diabetic patients with matched propensity scores. Compared to SITA grafting, BITA grafting was associated with a significant reduction in long-term mortality (HR 0.78; 95% CI 0.67-0.91), P = 0.03, I2 = 54%. There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of 30-day mortality, reoperation for bleeding, cerebrovascular accident, or renal failure. CONCLUSIONS BITA grafting appears to provide better overall survival than SITA grafting in patients with diabetes. However, using BITA grafting is associated with a greater risk of deep sternal wound infection. These findings may help guide the choice of grafting technique in diabetic patients undergoing CABG.
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- John Nolan
- Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia.
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Abfalterer H, Ruttmann-Ulmer E, Grimm M, Feuchtner G, Maier S, Ulmer H, Sandner S, Zimpfer D, Doenst T, Czerny M, Thielmann M, Böning A, Gaudino M, Siepe M, Bonaros N. Randomized comparison of HARVesting the Left Internal Thoracic Artery in a skeletonized versus pedicled technique: the HARVITA trial-study protocol. INTERDISCIPLINARY CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY 2024; 38:ivae045. [PMID: 38514397 PMCID: PMC11021804 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivae045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Latest research has indicated a potential adverse effect on graft patency rates and clinical outcomes with skeletonizing the left internal thoracic artery. We aim to provide a prospective, randomized, multicentre trial to compare skeletonized versus pedicled harvesting technique of left internal thoracic artery concerning graft patency rates and patient survival. A total of 1350 patients will be randomized to either skeletonized or pedicled harvesting technique and undergo surgical revascularization. Follow-up will be performed at 30 days, 1 year, 2 years and 5 years after surgery. The primary outcome will be death or left internal thoracic artery graft occlusion in coronary computed tomography angiography or invasive angiography within 2 years (+/- 3 months) after surgery. The secondary outcome will be major adverse cardiac events (composite outcome of all-cause death, myocardial infarction and repeated revascularization) within 1 year, 2 years and 5 years after surgery. The primary end point will be compared in the modified intention-to-treat population between the two treatment groups using Kaplan-Meier graphs, together with log-rank testing. Hereby, we present the study protocol of the first adequately powered prospective, randomized, multicentre trial which compares skeletonized and pedicled harvesting technique of left internal thoracic artery regarding graft patency rates and patient survival.
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- Hannes Abfalterer
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart & Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Vervoort D, Elbatarny M, Rocha R, Fremes SE. Reconstruction Technique Options for Achieving Total Arterial Revascularization and Multiple Arterial Grafting. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12062275. [PMID: 36983276 PMCID: PMC10056232 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12062275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and may require coronary revascularization when more severe or symptomatic. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most common cardiac surgical procedure and can be performed with different bypass conduits and anastomotic techniques. Saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) are the most frequently used conduits for CABG, in addition to the left internal thoracic artery. Outcomes with a single internal thoracic artery and SVGs are favorable, and the long-term patency of SVGs may be improved through novel harvesting techniques, preservation methods, and optimal medical therapy. However, increasing evidence points towards the superiority of arterial grafts, especially in the form of multiple arterial grafting (MAG). Nevertheless, the uptake of MAG remains limited and variable, both as a result of technical complexity and a scarcity of conclusive randomized controlled trial evidence. Here, we present an overview of CABG techniques, harvesting methods, and anastomosis types to achieve total arterial revascularization and adopt MAG. We further narratively summarize the available evidence for MAG versus single arterial grafting to date and highlight remaining gaps and questions that require further study to elucidate the role of MAG in CABG.
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- Dominique Vervoort
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-416-480-6073
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Pedraz Prieto Á. Revascularización arterial con doble mamaria. Riesgos y beneficios. CIRUGIA CARDIOVASCULAR 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.circv.2022.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Gong Y, Wang X, Li N, Fu Y, Zheng H, Zheng Y, Zhan S, Ling Y. A Partially Randomized Patient Preference Trial to Assess the Quality of Life and Patency Rate After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery-Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Design and Rationale of the MICS-CABG PRPP Trial. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:804217. [PMID: 35548423 PMCID: PMC9081498 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.804217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Minimally invasive cardiac surgery-coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS-CABG) has emerged as a safe alternative to standard cardiac surgery. However, treatment preferences can decrease the generalizability of RCT results to the clinical population (i.e., reduce external validity) and influence adherence to the treatment protocol and study outcomes (i.e., reduce internal validity). However, this has not yet been properly investigated in randomized trials with consideration of treatment preferences. Study Design In this study, patients with a preference will be allocated to treatment strategies accordingly, whereas only those patients without a distinct preference will be randomized. The randomized trial is a 248-patient controlled, randomized, investigator-blinded trial. It is designed to compare whether treatment with MICS-CABG is beneficial in comparison to CABG. This study is aimed to establish the superiority hypothesis for the physical component summary (PCS) accompanied by the non-inferiority hypothesis for overall graft patency. Patients with no treatment preference will be randomized in a 1:1 fashion to one of the two treatment arms. The primary efficacy endpoints are the PCS score at 30 days after surgery and the overall patency rate of the grafts within 14 days after surgery. Secondary outcome measures include the PCS score and patency rate at different time points. Safety endpoints include major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, complications, bleeding, wound infection, death, etc. Conclusions This trial will address essential questions of the efficacy and safety of MICS-CABG. The study will also address the impact of patients' preferences on external validity and internal validity.
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- Yichen Gong
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Epidemiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Epidemiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Epidemiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Siyan Zhan
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Yunpeng Ling
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Masroor M, Zhou K, Chen C, Fu X, Zhao Y. All we need to know about internal thoracic artery harvesting and preparation for myocardial revascularization: a systematic review. J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 16:354. [PMID: 34961523 PMCID: PMC8711206 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-021-01733-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Internal thoracic arteries (ITAs) are the gold standard conduits for coronary revascularization because of their long-term patency and anti-atherosclerotic properties. Harvesting and preparation of ITAs for revascularization is a technically demanding procedure with multiple challenges. Over the last few decades, various methods and techniques for ITAs harvesting have been introduced by different surgeons and applied in clinical practice with different results. Harvesting of ITAs in pedicled or skeletonized fashion, with electrocautery or harmonic scalpel, with open or intact pleura, with clipping the end or keeping it perfused; papaverine delivery with intraluminal injection, perivascular injection, injecting into endothoracic fascia, and papaverine topical spray are the different techniques introduced by the number of researchers. At the same time, access to the ITAs for harvesting has also been studied. Access and harvesting through median sternotomy, mini anterolateral thoracotomy, thoracoscopic, and robotic-assisted harvesting of ITAs are the different techniques used in clinical practice. However, the single standard method for harvesting and preparation of ITAs has yet to be determined. In this review article, we aimed to discuss and analyze all these techniques of harvesting and preparing ITAs with the help of literature to find the best way for ITAs harvesting and preparation for myocardial revascularization.
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- Matiullah Masroor
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Rd, Changsha, 410011, China.,Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Amiri Medical Complex, Qargha Rd, Afshar, Kabul, Afghanistan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Rd, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Rd, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Rd, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Rd, Changsha, 410011, China.
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Amabile A, Williams EE, Rosati CM, Torregrossa G, Puskas JD. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: How I Teach It. Ann Thorac Surg 2021; 112:1741-1745. [PMID: 34474026 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.07.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Andrea Amabile
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Morningside, New York, New York
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Morningside, New York, New York.
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Gomes WJ, Gomes EN, Bertini A, Reis PH, Hossne NA. The Anaortic Technique with Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting - Filling the Gap in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 36:397-405. [PMID: 34387975 PMCID: PMC8357393 DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has consolidated its role as the most effective procedure for treating patients with advanced atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, reducing the long-term risk of myocardial infarction and death compared to other therapies and relieving angina. Despite the recognized benefits afforded by surgical myocardial revascularization, a subset of higher-risk patients bears a more elevated risk of perioperative stroke. Stroke remains the drawback of conventional CABG and has been strongly linked to aortic manipulation (cannulation, cross-clamping, and side-biting clamping for the performance of proximal aortic anastomoses) and the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. Adoption of off-pump CABG (OPCAB) is demonstrated to lower the risk of perioperative stroke, as well as reducing the risk of short-term mortality, renal failure, atrial fibrillation, bleeding, and length of intensive care unit stay. However, increased risk persists owing to the need for the tangential ascending aorta clamping to construct the proximal anastomosis. The concept of anaortic (aorta no-touch) OPCAB (anOPCAB) stems from eliminating ascending aorta manipulation, virtually abolishing the risk of embolism caused by aortic wall debris into the brain circulation. The adoption of anOPCAB has been shown to further decrease the risk of postoperative stroke, especially in higher-risk patients, entailing a step forward and a refinement of outcomes provided by the primeval OPCAB technique. Therefore, anOPCAB has been the recommended technique in patients with cerebrovascular disease and/or calcification or atheromatous plaque in the ascending aorta and should be preferred in patients with high-risk factors for neurological damage and stroke.
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- Walter J Gomes
- Cardiovascular Surgery Discipline, Hospital São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Affiliated Hospitals of Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina (SPDM), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Affiliated Hospitals of Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina (SPDM), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Affiliated Hospitals of Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina (SPDM), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Cardiovascular Surgery Discipline, Hospital São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Masroor M, Fu X, Khan UZ, Zhao Y. Effect of bilateral internal thoracic artery harvesting on deep sternal wound infection in diabetic patients: Review of literature. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2021; 66:102382. [PMID: 34035909 PMCID: PMC8138484 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Instead of its documented superiority of patency and long-term outcomes, the bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts are underused in the general population, and its use is controversial and debatable in diabetic patients due to long surgery duration, post-surgical bleeding, and sternal wound complications such as sternal wound infection, mediastinitis, and sternal wound dehiscence. This review article is particularly focused on deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) of bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafts in diabetic patients with comparison to single internal thoracic artery (SITA) graft. Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting is superior to single internal thoracic artery grafting in terms of outcomes. Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting is underused, especially in diabetic patients. The risk of DSWI in skeletonized BITA grafting in diabetic patients is almost similar to SITA grafting. Skeletonized BITA grafting should be encouraged in selected diabetic patients.
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- Matiullah Masroor
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Rd, Changsha, 410011, China.,Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Amiri Medical Complex, Qargha Rd, Afshar, Kabul, Afghanistan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Rd, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 138 Tongzipo Rd., Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Rd, Changsha, 410011, China
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Goeddel LA, Colao J, Choi CW, Stulak JM, Ramakrishna H. Comparison of Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With Arterial Versus Venous Conduits. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021; 36:599-607. [PMID: 33674202 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.01.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Lee A Goeddel
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Commentary: Improving outcomes in diabetic coronary artery bypass grafting recipients: More arterial conduits, but even more medicine. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 164:125-127. [PMID: 33610353 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.01.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Jabagi H, Tran D, Glineur D, Rubens FD. Optimal Configuration for Bypass of the Left Anterior Descending Artery During Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting. Ann Thorac Surg 2020; 110:1917-1925. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Nenna A, Nappi F, Dougal J, Satriano U, Chello C, Mastroianni C, Lusini M, Chello M, Spadaccio C. Sternal wound closure in the current era: the need of a tailored approach. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019; 67:907-916. [PMID: 31531834 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-019-01204-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Median sternotomy remains the most common access to perform cardiac surgery procedures. However, the experience of the operating surgeon remains a crucial factor during sternal closure to avoid potential complications related to poor sternal healing, such as mediastinitis. Considering the lack of major randomized controlled trials and the heterogeneity of the current literature, this narrative review aims to summarize the different techniques and approaches to sternal closure with the aim to investigate their reflections into clinical outcomes and to inform the choice on the most effective closure method after median sternotomy. METHODS A literature search through PubMed, Embase, EBSCO, Cochrane database of systematic reviews, and Web of Science from its inception up to April 2019 using the following search keywords in various combinations: sternal, sternotomy, mediastinitis, deep sternal wound infection, cardiac surgery, closure. RESULTS Single wire fixation methods, at present, seems the most useful method to perform sternal closure in routine patients, although patients with a fragile sternum might benefit more from a figure-of-eight technique. In high-risk patients (e.g. chronic pulmonary disease, obesity, bilateral internal mammary artery harvesting, diabetes, off-midline sternotomy), rigid plate fixation is currently the most effective method, if available; alternatively, weave techniques could be used. CONCLUSION The choice among the sternal closure techniques should be mainly inspired and tailored on the patient's characteristics, and correct judgement and experience play a pivotal role. A decisional algorithm has been proposed as an attempt to overcome the absence of specific guidelines and to guide the operative approach. This operative approach might be used also in non-cardiac procedure in which median sternotomy is required, such as in case of thoracic surgery.
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- Antonio Nenna
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico Di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Rome, Italy.
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- Cardiac Surgery, Centre Cardiologique du Nord de Saint-Denis, Paris, France
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- Cardiac Surgery, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico Di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico Di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico Di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico Di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Rome, Italy
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Sajja LR. Is restricted use of bilateral internal mammary artery grafting strategy ideal for multivessel coronary artery disease? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019; 56:421. [PMID: 30649287 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Lokeswara Rao Sajja
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Star Hospitals, Hyderabad, India.,Sajja Heart Foundation, Hyderabad, India
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Abstract
Use of the internal thoracic artery is the gold standard for coronary bypass surgery. Bilateral internal thoracic artery use is encouraged, especially in young patients. There are various techniques of harvesting. The LigaSure device has been used successfully as a low heat generating electrothermal vessel sealer in laparoscopic and open surgery for a long time. An internal thoracic artery harvesting technique is described, using a LigaSure Maryland Jaw 23-cm open sealer/divider through a thoracotomy and LigaSure Exact Dissector through a sternotomy. LigaSure devices can be used for pedicled or skeletonized internal thoracic artery harvesting with almost equal precision and safety.
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- Ilhan Mavioglu
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Irmet Hospital Cerkezkoy, Tekirdag, Turkey
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