National survey of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with coronary artery lesions caused by Kawasaki disease in Japan from 2008 to 2019

Objective: The study objective was to know how the results of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting for coronary arterial lesions caused by Kawasaki disease have changed in the past half-century after the first report of Kawasaki disease. Methods: We investigated the national results of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with Kawasaki disease who underwent the procedures between 2008 and 2019 from the Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database Organization. The prevalence and outcome of patients with coronary artery bypass grafting were clarified. The factors that affected the condition upon discharge were analyzed. Furthermore, the outcomes of the patients in the late period after discharge were surveyed by questionnaires in 2021. Conclusions: A half-century after the first report of Kawasaki disease, the ages of the patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting in this population have changed from children to young adults. Although the preoperative left ventricular function affected the long-term outcome, the operative results were good.