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Repeated Target Vessel Revascularization After Coronary Artery Bypass for In-Stent Restenosis

Jung-Hwan Kim1, Seung Hyun Lee1, Hyun-Chel Joo1

  • 1Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.

Insights

Previous stenting before off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) does not impact long-term survival. However, it increases the risk of target vessel revascularization (TVR) and major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) if in-stent restenosis is present.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Interventional Cardiology

Background:

  • Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) is a common procedure for treating triple-vessel disease.
  • The impact of prior percutaneous coronary intervention with stent (PCI-S) on long-term outcomes after OPCAB is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the long-term effects of previous PCI-S on outcomes in patients undergoing OPCAB.
  • To identify risk factors for adverse events after OPCAB in patients with a history of PCI-S.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective review of 1,668 patients with triple-vessel disease undergoing OPCAB between 2001 and 2014.
  • Patients were divided into a no-stent group (primary revascularization) and a stent group (prior PCI-S).
  • Propensity score matching was used to ensure group comparability, with a mean follow-up of 5.32 years.

Main Results:

  • In-hospital mortality and 14-year overall survival rates were similar between the no-stent and stent groups.
  • Freedom from major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) at 14 years was also comparable.
  • However, freedom from target vessel revascularization (TVR) was significantly lower in the stent group (76.9%) compared to the no-stent group (97.2%).

Conclusions:

  • Previous PCI-S does not adversely affect long-term mortality or MACCEs after OPCAB.
  • Grafting to previously stented vessels with in-stent restenosis significantly increases the risk of late TVR and MACCEs.
  • In-stent restenosis is an independent risk factor for both late TVR and MACCEs following OPCAB.
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