Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
February 1, 1982Radiology

Incomplete myocardial reperfusion despite a patent coronary bypass: a generally unrecognized shortcoming of the surgical approach to coronary artery disease.

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Why the study?

Does graft patency guarantee complete myocardial reperfusion in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting?

Population

82 patients with 172 bypassed coronary arteries

Design

Cohort

Authors

DLDavid C. LevinTel Aviv UniversityCBC F BeckmannUniversity of ZurichTST A SosCornell University

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Implication

Patent grafts do not ensure complete reperfusion after CABG; Level 3 data leaves open whether routine reperfusion assessment improves outcomes.

Structured PICO

Does graft patency guarantee complete myocardial reperfusion in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting?

P
Population
82 patients with 172 bypassed coronary arteries
I
Intervention
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
O
Outcome
Graft patency and complete myocardial reperfusion assessed by angiogramsurrogate

Relying solely on graft patency overestimates the success of CABG, as a significant proportion of patent grafts fail to completely reperfuse the diseased vessel.

Cite This Study

Levin et al. (1982) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a95cf382a11084bde2502a6https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.142.2.6976587
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patency1997 · 3 citations
  2. 2Coronary bypass graft fate: angiographic grading of 1400 consecutive grafts early after operation and of 1132 after one year.1978 · 235 citations
  3. 3Significance and management of early graft failure after coronary artery bypass grafting Feasibility and results of acute angiography and re-re-vascularization1997 · 107 citations
  4. 4Association between early graft patency and late outcome for patients undergoing artery bypass graft surgery.1984 · 22 citations
  5. 5Assessment of the Graft Quality and Patency during and after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting2023 · 13 citations