Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in India-Time to raise the bar.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting strategy is the current trend in coronary artery bypass grafting for multivessel coronary artery disease. Although better long-term outcomes have been shown, BITA grafting is underutilized as a main strategy for revascularization by most of the surgeons. The survey was conducted to ascertain the current usage and concerns of BITA grafting in India.

Methods

Database of 856 Indian cardiac surgeons currently with predominantly adult practice was prepared and a questionnaire was sent about use of single and bilateral ITA grafts and BITA grafting strategy in different clinical scenarios.

Results

A total of 112 surgeons (13.08%) from 75 institutions responded and 92 surgeons (10.7%) completed the survey. Single I

SUBMITTER: Sajja LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5650593 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep - Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature