Objective: Unstable angina/non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (UA/NSTEMI) still causes significant hospital morbidity and mortality. We evaluated whether surgical outcome can be modified by different myocardial protection strategies. Methods: This was a prospective clinical study conducted in the cardiac surgery units of two university hospitals. Two hundred and sixty-two consecutive patients undergoing CABG for UA/NSTEMI between January 2002 and June 2004 were prospectively divided in three groups: 126 patients underwent on-pump CABG with antegrade blood cardioplegia (Group A); 67 underwent antegrade and retrograde blood cardioplegia (Group B); 69 off-pump CABG (Group C). Hospital outcome was analysed. Differences in outcome variables were detected with ANOVA; Tukey's multiple comparison test and Tamhane's T2 test were used when appropriate. Results: Group A showed higher mortality (P=.001; P=.014 vs. Group B; P=.003 vs. Group C) and perioperative myocardial infarction (P=.001; P=.016 vs. Group B; P=.05 vs. Group C). Hospital stay was shorter in Group B and Group C, compared to Group A (P=.005; P=.043 and P=.05, respectively). Group A required higher doses of inotropes compared to Group B and Group C (P=.0001; P=.0001 and P=.03, respectively), whereas Group B and Group C did not require any inotropic support at all (P=.0001; P=.002 and P=.001 vs. Group A, respectively). Total morbidity was higher in Group A (P=.006; P=.007 vs. Group B; P=.005 vs. Group C). Watt motion score index recovered only in Group B (P=.0001) and Group C (P=.001). Troponin I was higher in Group A at 12 h (P=.0001; P <.001 vs. Group B and Group C), 24 (P=.0001; P=.001 vs. Group B and Group C), 48 (P=.0001; P=.001 vs. Group B, P=.002 vs. Group C) and 72 h (P=.0001; P=.004 vs. Group B; P=.05 vs. Group C). Conclusions: Isolated antegrade cardioplegia should be questioned in UA/NSTEMI. Outcome using off-pump revascutarization was as good as that of combined antegrade and retrograde warm blood cardioplegia. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. ALL rights reserved.
Unstable angina and non-ST segment elevation: surgical revascularization with different strategies / Onorati, F., De Feo, M., Mastroroberto, P., Di Virgilio, A., Esposito, A., Polistena, M., Renzulli, A., Cotrufo, M.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY. - ISSN 1010-7940. - 27:6(2005), pp. 1043-1050. [10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.02.032]
Unstable angina and non-ST segment elevation: surgical revascularization with different strategies
Onorati, F;
2005-01-01
Abstract
Objective: Unstable angina/non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (UA/NSTEMI) still causes significant hospital morbidity and mortality. We evaluated whether surgical outcome can be modified by different myocardial protection strategies. Methods: This was a prospective clinical study conducted in the cardiac surgery units of two university hospitals. Two hundred and sixty-two consecutive patients undergoing CABG for UA/NSTEMI between January 2002 and June 2004 were prospectively divided in three groups: 126 patients underwent on-pump CABG with antegrade blood cardioplegia (Group A); 67 underwent antegrade and retrograde blood cardioplegia (Group B); 69 off-pump CABG (Group C). Hospital outcome was analysed. Differences in outcome variables were detected with ANOVA; Tukey's multiple comparison test and Tamhane's T2 test were used when appropriate. Results: Group A showed higher mortality (P=.001; P=.014 vs. Group B; P=.003 vs. Group C) and perioperative myocardial infarction (P=.001; P=.016 vs. Group B; P=.05 vs. Group C). Hospital stay was shorter in Group B and Group C, compared to Group A (P=.005; P=.043 and P=.05, respectively). Group A required higher doses of inotropes compared to Group B and Group C (P=.0001; P=.0001 and P=.03, respectively), whereas Group B and Group C did not require any inotropic support at all (P=.0001; P=.002 and P=.001 vs. Group A, respectively). Total morbidity was higher in Group A (P=.006; P=.007 vs. Group B; P=.005 vs. Group C). Watt motion score index recovered only in Group B (P=.0001) and Group C (P=.001). Troponin I was higher in Group A at 12 h (P=.0001; P <.001 vs. Group B and Group C), 24 (P=.0001; P=.001 vs. Group B and Group C), 48 (P=.0001; P=.001 vs. Group B, P=.002 vs. Group C) and 72 h (P=.0001; P=.004 vs. Group B; P=.05 vs. Group C). Conclusions: Isolated antegrade cardioplegia should be questioned in UA/NSTEMI. Outcome using off-pump revascutarization was as good as that of combined antegrade and retrograde warm blood cardioplegia. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. ALL rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione
