Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting: clinical outcomes in multivessel coronary artery disease

Revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is superior to medical management in reducing symptoms and prolonging exercise duration in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Ten randomized trials have compared the outcomes in percutaneous and surgically treated patients with multivessel CAD. The purpose of this article was to summarize the results of those trials to make recommendations regarding appropriate revascularization strategy.     

Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting in diabetic patients

Revascularization with CABG or angioplasty in diabetic patients is associated with a less favor-able outcome. The value of early intervention will be assessed in the ongoing BARI 2D trial. It remains to be determined whether the widespread use of GP IIb/IIIa drugs and prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy in diabetic patients who receive stents, and possibly drug-eluting stents, will alter results significantly so that outcomes become comparable or even better than CABG (Fig. 3). It seems prudent to consider CABG with LIMA grafting in diabetic patients who have severe multi-vessel disease and to consider angioplasty in selected patients who have more discrete and less severe disease.     

Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting in left main coronary artery disease: A review

The left main coronary artery is responsible for most of the irrigation of the left ventricle. Left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) therefore leads to important morbidity and mortality. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is considered the standard treatment, however, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become a frequent alternative in the treatment of LMCAD. In the current review, four randomized clinical trials comparing PCI with CABG in patients with LMCAD, including new longer follow-up results, are reviewed. Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular event rates were similar between the two intervention groups in both the SYNTAX and PRECOMBAT trials, and favored the CABG group in the EXCEL and NOBLE trials. The composite of death, stroke and myocardial infarction was similar in all trials. Mortality rates were similar across all trials except for the EXCEL trial at five years, which favored CABG. Cardiac mortality was similar in all trials. Stroke rates were similar, apart from the SYNTAX trial, which favored PCI. CABG was more favorable concerning myocardial infarction in the NOBLE trial, but not in the other trials. Repeat revascularization was generally less frequent in the CABG group. Stent thrombosis and graft occlusion were less frequent with PCI in the EXCEL trial, with no differences in the other trials. Based on the overall similarity in the primary endpoint rates, as well as favorable short-term outcomes, it is plausible to state that PCI can be considered a good alternative to CABG, although the higher risk of repeat revascularization should be taken into consideration.     

不宜行冠状动脉旁路移植术的高危冠心病患者介入治疗与药物治疗的疗效对比

目的联合使用SYNTAX及EURO评分,研究存在左主干和(或)三支病变但不适宜行冠状动脉旁路移植术的高危患者经皮冠状动脉介入(PCI)治疗与药物治疗的预后,指导临床制订个体化的治疗策略。方法对冠状动脉造影示左主干和(或)三支病变的患者逐一完成SYNTAX及EURO评分的计算,选择SYNTAX评分27分、EURO评分6分的115例患者,按治疗策略分组为PCI组和药物治疗组,随访18个月。主要终点为主要不良心血管事件(MACE)发生率,包括全因死亡、非致死性心肌梗死及临床驱动的靶血管血运重建;次要终点事件包括:心源性再入院、心功能减退及再发心绞痛的发生率。采用Kaplan-Meier法计算生存率,Log rank检验生存时间分布,Cox比例风险模型进行单因素及多因素分析。结果 101例患者完成18个月的随访。PCI组6例(11.76%)、药物治疗组17例(34.00%)发生MACE,PCI组未发生MACE的比例显著高于药物组。未发生MACE生存曲线的log-rank检验结果显示,2组出院后不良心血管事件生存率差异有统计学意义(χ~2=11.131,P=0.001)。PCI组和药物治疗组估算平均生存时间分别为12.7个月和9.7个月。Cox模型似然比检验结果显示治疗方法对未发生MACE者的生存时间有影响(P=0.001,回归系数B=0.882,相对危险度=2.416)。结论中期随访结果显示,对于SYNTAX评分27分、不适宜冠脉搭桥的左主干和(或)三支血管病变患者,选择PCI优于单纯药物治疗。     

重症冠心病的非体外循环下冠状动脉旁路移植术

目的 探讨如何提高莺症冠心病患者非体外循环下冠状动脉旁路移植术的手术疗效.方法 Off-Pump coronary artery bypass grafting of severe coronary artery disease回顾性分析268例重症冠心病患者非体外循环下冠状动脉旁路移植术的临床资料,男性131例,女性137例;搭桥数2～6(4.01±0.99)支/人.对手术方法、主要并发症和术后处理进行分析总结.结果 二次开胸3例(1.1%),低心排综合征9例(3.4%),应用IABP 1例(0.4%),反复发作房颤22例(8.2%),肺功能不全13例(4.9%);死亡2例(0.7%),其余患者康复出院.结论 合理地选择患者、成熟的手术技术、主动脉内球囊反搏(IABP)的尽早应用及术后处理的加强是提高重症冠心病患者非体外循环下冠状动脉旁路移植术疗效的重要措施.     

Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting as primary revascularization in patients with acute coronary syndrome

New European Society of Cardiology/American College of Cardiology guidelines classify patients with acute coronary syndrome and increased cardiac troponins as non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) who would have been classified as unstable angina pectoris (UAP) using the older World Health Organization (WHO) definition. The optimal revascularization strategy in these patients is poorly defined. This prospective cohort study included 1,024 consecutive patients with acute coronary syndrome classified as UAP, NSTEMI according to the WHO definition (WHO NSTEMI), and NSTEMI additionally identified by the novel European Society of Cardiology/American College of Cardiology definition (additional NSTEMI). All patients underwent coronary angiography within 24 hours and were treated with immediate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or early coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The primary end point was all-cause mortality during follow-up of 36 months. Patients with additional NSTEMI showed excessive cumulative 3-year mortality if undergoing CABG (hazard ratio 5.9, 95% confidence interval 2.7 to 13.1, p <0.001). In patients with UAP or WHO NSTEMI, mortality was similar in the CABG and PCI groups. In conclusion, in the absence of randomized trials specifically including patients with additional NSTEMI, the excessive mortality observed with CABG in this cohort study suggested that PCI may be the preferable revascularization strategy in this subgroup.     

189例重症冠心病的冠状动脉旁路移植术临床分析

目的:提高重症冠心病人冠状动脉旁路移植术的手术疗效。方法:回顾性分析189例重症冠心病的冠状动脉旁路移植术资料。其中应用体外循环157例,非体外循环32例;搭桥数1～6(平均3.49±1.04)支/人。对手术方法、主要并发症和术后处理进行分析总结。结果:二次开胸4例(2.1％),低心排综合征9例(4.8％),应用主动脉内球囊反搏(IABP)4例(2.1％),反复发作房颤17例(9.0％),胸腔积液27例(14.3％),肺功能不全6例(3.2％),脑合并症3例(1.6％),肝功能不全5例(2.6％),肾功能不全6例(3.2％),死亡7例(3.7％),其余病人康复出院。结论:合理的选择病人,成熟的手术技术,良好的心肌保护,停机困难者IABP的尽早应用及术后处理的加强是提高重症冠心病人冠状动脉旁路移植术疗效的重要措施。     

Coronary artery surgery: conventional coronary artery bypass grafting versus off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Coronary revascularization has become the principal treatment modality in patients with severe coronary artery disease. The broader application of percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with multivessel disease and the recent introduction of drug-eluting stents have both lead to a decline in the number of patients referred for surgical revascularization. Conventional coronary artery bypass grafting using cardiopulmonary bypass is an excellent treatment, however less invasive surgical approaches such as off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting have appeared in the past few years. The exact role of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting is still vaguely defined and being critically evaluated. Our aim is to provide an objective review of the recent literature in regard to surgical outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS: A critical review of all relevant clinical series from May 2003 to May 2005 was conducted. Current prospective data suggests that both techniques have similar rates of mortality, in regard to morbidity, multiple prospective studies suggest a decrease in stroke rates for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. The incidence of postoperative myocardial infarction does not appear to differ between techniques. When analyzed carefully, the results presented herein seem to indicate that both techniques provide similar rates for long-term patency and freedom from surgical reintervention. SUMMARY: Coronary artery bypass grafting and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting are both safe and beneficial in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease. It appears that elderly patients with additional co-morbid risk factors may benefit most from off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. It has become increasingly apparent that off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting can be performed safely in reference centers.     

无保护左主干病变合并急性冠状动脉综合征介入与手术治疗对比研究

目的:探讨急性冠状动脉综合征(ACS)合并无保护左主干病变患者经桡动脉介入治疗(TRI)与冠状动脉旁路移植术(CABG)二者的疗效。方法:连续入选2008年3月至2010年12月,于北京安贞医院行经桡动脉介入治疗(n=236)或冠状动脉旁路移植术(n=354)的无保护左主干病变合并ACS患者。对于患者的临床基线特征及冠状动脉病变特征纳入倾向性评分模型进行匹配,得到154对患者。结果:平均随访时间27个月。经过倾向性评分模型进行校正,两组患者的基线资料及病变特征无显著差异。结果显示TRI与CABG两组全因病死率(4.5%vs.6.5%;P=0.454)及心肌梗死发生率(5.2%vs.7.8%;P=0.355)并差异无统计学意义。CABG组患者脑卒中发生率显著增加(零vs.2.6%;P=0.044),而TRI组靶血管重建率(TVR)显著增加(13.0%vs.5.2%;P=0.017)。两组患者复合终点(死亡/心肌梗死/靶血管重建),差异无统计学意义(7.1%vs.12.3%;P=0.124)。结论:对于ACS合并无保护左主干病变患者TRI与CABG的临床复合终点事件风险相似,然而尽管应用药物洗脱支架CABG组患者靶血管重建率仍显著低于介入治疗组。     

Percutaneous coronary intervention for diffuse coronary artery disease

Patients with diffuse coronary artery disease present a significant management problem. It has been proposed that diffuse coronary disease is unsuitable for balloon angioplasty and surgical treatment is not ideal either. We review the evidence that coronary balloon angioplasty is not a suitable treatment for diffuse coronary disease and examine the role of alternative interventional techniques. New techniques including long angioplasty balloon catheters and atherectomy devices have shown promise. If this is confirmed by prospective randomized trials then coronary angioplasty may yet prove an attractive treatment for diffuse coronary disease.     

Comparison of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass grafting for multivessel coronary artery disease.

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are both widely performed in the treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease. Little data directly compare the outcomes of patients treated with these 2 techniques. We examined the characteristics and outcomes of 152 patients who underwent multivessel PTCA and 134 patients who had multivessel CABG. Patients who had prior PTCA or CABG were excluded. Baseline characteristics such as age, sex, and prior myocardial infarction were similar in the 2 groups. Ejection fraction was significantly lower in the CABG group (48 +/- 14%) versus the PTCA patients (53 +/- 15%) (p = 0.002). Narrowing distribution when analyzed by major vascular beds (left anterior descending, circumflex and right coronary arteries) as well as by individual arteries was not significantly different between the groups when left main stenosis was excluded. The surgical group received a larger number of bypasses per patient (3.9) when compared with narrowings dilated in the angioplasty group (3.7) (p less than 0.001). The left internal mammary artery was used in 75% of patients as one of the grafts. Angioplasty success was 95% by standard criteria. Over a mean follow-up of 110 weeks for PTCA patients and 134 weeks for CABG patients the occurrence of death was similar (10 and 14%, respectively) as was myocardial infarction (4 and 2%, respectively). However, all other cardiac events including subsequent cardiac catheterization (49 vs 10%), PTCA (30 vs 2%) and CABG (23 vs 2%) occurred significantly more often in the PTCA group (all p less than 0.001).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Percutaneous coronary intervention for stable coronary artery disease

Patients with significant coronary artery stenoses are at increased risk of future cardiac events. However, in the absence of acute coronary syndrome or recent myocardial infarction and residual ischemia, elective percutaneous coronary intervention has not been shown to improve prognosis. Possible explanations for this might be the limited follow-up time adopted by most randomized trials comparing percutaneous coronary intervention with medical therapy, limited number of patients with proven ischemia enrolled in these trials, and adoption of complex, elaborate techniques that have not proved their usefulness. Published evidence identifies certain indications for percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with stable coronary lesions: demonstration of significant inducible ischemia, particularly in the context of a recent myocardial infarction; detection of unequivocally reduced fractional flow reserve; and specific angiographic features of coronary stenoses. Operators should take into account long-term consequences of adopted techniques rather than immediate angiographic results. We review existing evidence and provide our recommendations in this setting.     

冠状动脉外科发展史

冠状动脉搭桥手术（CABG）是当今冠心病治疗的重要手段之一。因其疗效好，再手术率低，已越来越多地被冠心病患者所接受。冠状动脉外科的发展是一个具有创造性思维的故事，期间有极大期望，亦有极大失望，但最终它产生了令人满意的结果。本文分5个阶段简述。     

Percutaneous coronary intervention for small vessel coronary artery disease

Symptomatic coronary artery disease may be commonly due to significant atherosclerotic disease involving coronary vessels of relatively small caliber (i.e., with reference vessel diameter <2.75 mm). Whenever medical therapy fails and in other selected cases, revascularization by means of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or bypass surgery is indicated even for small vessel coronary disease. However, despite the numerous developments and improvements in devices and techniques, PCI of small coronary vessels is still fraught with a significant risk of midterm restenosis after both balloon-only PCI and bare-metal stent implantation. Drug-eluting stents, especially those associated with very low angiographic late lumen loss (<0.20 mm), appear to significantly improve angiographic and clinical outcomes after PCI of small coronary vessels. The present article provides a concise and updated review on percutaneous coronary revascularization in patients with symptomatic small vessel coronary artery disease.     

高龄冠心病患者冠状动脉搭桥术

目的比较冠脉搭桥术（CABG）的术式选择对高龄冠心病患者的影响,讨论高龄冠心病患者的围手术期管理方法。方法以我院心脏血管外科2003年1月至2009年12月所实施的514例CABG患者为研究对象,其中75岁以上患者49例,为高龄患者组,占同期CABG的9．5％;75岁以下患者465例,为非高龄患者组,占同期CABG的90．5％。结果患者的年龄、不稳定型心绞痛、有无急性心梗、冠脉危险因子、术前血红蛋白含量比例两组相比差异无统计学意义;左室射血分数〈30％,既往合并肾功能异常、脑梗塞及患有三支冠状动脉病变的患者比例两组相比差异有统计学意义。主动脉内气囊反搏（IABP）、移植血管种类、手术时间两组相比差异无统计学意义,但远心端吻合口数及完全性血运再建例数比例、跳动下冠状动脉搭桥手术（OPCAB）比例两组之间比较差异有统计学意义。术后气管插管时间、留置ICU时间两组之间比较差异无统计学意义,患者住院天数两组之间比较差异有统计学意义。术后肺部感染、肾衰、并发症脑梗塞发生率两组之间比较差异无统计学意义。围手术期死亡率两组之间比较差异无统计学意义。术后平均39个月的电话随访,心衰、心梗发生率及心源性死亡率两组之间比较差异无统计学意义。结论对于高龄患者的CABG要多考虑采用OPCAB方式及动、静脉移植血管相组合等低侵袭性手术方法,术后应早期下床进行康复训练。     

Rescue percutaneous coronary intervention immediately following coronary artery bypass grafting

Perioperative graft failure after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) can result in acute myocardial infarction with dire clinical consequences. We report a case of rescue percutaneous coronary intervention immediately after unsuccessful CABG. This approach salvaged the patient from cardiogenic shock and should be recognized as a viable alternative to immediate reoperation for certain patients.