Coronary artery bypass grafting after recent or remote percutaneous coronary intervention in the Commonwealth of...

In this study, we sought to characterize the outcomes after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with a history of remote (≥14 days), and recent (<14 days), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Patients with PCI within 5 years of CABG were identified among 12 591 primary isolated CABG reported in the mandatory Massachusetts Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Patients were excluded if they were out-of-state (n=1043, 8%), had undergone primary PCI for acute myocardial infarction (n=401, 3%), had a PCI-CABG interval >5 years or unknown (n=136 and n=673, 1% and 5%). Patients with a history of remote and recent PCI were analyzed separately. Each CABG patient with PCI was matched to 3 patients without PCI using a propensity score. Outcomes were analyzed using generalized estimating equations and stratified proportional hazards models, with a mean follow-up of 4.1±1.2 years. There were 1117 CABG patients (9%) with prior PCI (n(remote)=823; n(recent)=294). In matched CABG patients with remote prior PCI, no differences were found in 30-day mortality (1.1% versus 1.5%; P=0.432), hospital morbidity (41% versus 40%; P=0.385) and overall survival (hazard ratio, [95% confidence interval] for death for prior PCI, 0.93 [0.74 to 1.18]; P=0.555). In matched CABG patients with recent prior PCI, hospital morbidity was higher (59% versus 45%; P<0.001), but no differences were found in 30-day mortality (3.5% versus 3.1%; P=0.754) and overall survival (HR, 1.18 [0.83 to 1.69]; P=0.353).

In patients undergoing CABG, remote prior PCI (≥14 days) was not associated with adverse outcomes at 30 days or during long-term follow-up.