Why the study?
Does reoperation for failed aortocoronary bypass grafts safely improve clinical outcomes in patients with previous graft failure?
Population
31 patients with failure of one or more previous aortocoronary bypass grafts
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
more than six months
Authors
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May support reoperation feasibility in failed grafts; leaves open need for controlled trials on durability.
Does reoperation for failed aortocoronary bypass grafts safely improve clinical outcomes in patients with previous graft failure?
Reoperation for failed aortocoronary bypass grafts can be performed safely without excess mortality, yielding clinical improvement in a majority of patients, though long-term results may be less optimal than initial procedures.
Clarence S. Thomas (1976) studied this question.
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