Twenty-Year follow-up of saphenous vein aortocoronary artery bypass grafting

Venous Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Late Results of a 15-Year Actuarial Follow-Up in 486 Patients

“…2,3,5 Although the proportion of patients with triplevessel disease in our study (51.2%) was similar to that in previous studies (47.7%-53%), 2,3,5 our population had a lower incidence of one-vessel disease (6.5%) than those previously reported (12%-15.4%). 2,3,5 The 15-year survival after venous CABG was 57.7%. 6 While previous reports suggested that Japanese patients medically treated for ischemic heart disease had a better prognosis than similarly treated Western patients, 12,13 these findings did not clarify whether surgical treatment improves the prognosis in Japanese patients as compared to Western patients.…”

“…2,3,5 The mean of 2.4 grafts was only slightly fewer than those of previous reports (2.4-3.2). 2,3,5 Although the proportion of patients with triplevessel disease in our study (51.2%) was similar to that in previous studies (47.7%-53%), 2,3,5 our population had a lower incidence of one-vessel disease (6.5%) than those previously reported (12%-15.4%). 2,3,5 The 15-year survival after venous CABG was 57.7%.…”

“…The perioperative mortality of 1.0% in our study was lower than that in previous reports (2%-3%), 2,3,5 while our patients had a slightly higher mean age (61.1 years) than those studied earlier. 2,3,5 The majority of patients were male in all studies conducted (84.3% in our study versus 78%-89.5% in the other studies). 2,3,5 The mean of 2.4 grafts was only slightly fewer than those of previous reports (2.4-3.2).…”

“…2,3,5 The majority of patients were male in all studies conducted (84.3% in our study versus 78%-89.5% in the other studies). 2,3,5 The mean of 2.4 grafts was only slightly fewer than those of previous reports (2.4-3.2). 2,3,5 Although the proportion of patients with triplevessel disease in our study (51.2%) was similar to that in previous studies (47.7%-53%), 2,3,5 our population had a lower incidence of one-vessel disease (6.5%) than those previously reported (12%-15.4%).…”

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] The development of CABG was late in coming to Japan and there have been no reports on long-term results in patients more than 10 years after the procedure. As there are still too few patients who have received CABG with internal thoracic artery to support a meaningful discussion on the long-term results at more than 10 years, this study sought to clarify the long-term results of venous CABG in Japanese patients at 15 years after the procedure.…”