Long-term Outcomes of Multiple Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Population-Based Study of Patients in British Columbia, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although the long-term survival advantage of multiple arterial grafting (MAG) vs the standard use of left internal thoracic artery (LITA) supplemented by saphenous vein grafts (LITA+SVG) has been demonstrated in several observational studies, to our knowledge its safety and other long-term clinical benefits in a large, population-based cohort are unknown.

Objective

To compare the safety and long-term outcomes of MAG vs LITA+SVG among overall and selected subgroups of patients.

Design, setting, and participants

In this population-based observational study, we included 20 076 adult patients with triple-vessel or left-main disease who underwent primary isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (MAG, n = 5580; LITA+SVG, n = 14 496) in the province of British Col

SUBMITTER: Pu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710366 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature