Malik Salman, Syed Sardar Rahim, Ahmad Kamran Khan, Furqan Yaqub Pannu, Bilal Ahmed, Shahid Iqbal, S. Afshan, Amna Shafqat

Comparison Between Saphenous Vein Graft and Radial Artery Graft in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Malik Salman, Syed Sardar Rahim, Ahmad Kamran Khan, Furqan Yaqub Pannu, Bilal Ahmed, Shahid Iqbal, S. Afshan, Amna Shafqat



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ABSTRACT

Background: To bypass the obstruction in native coronary arteries both arterial and venous grafts are used. Inspite of having radial artery graft as a favored second conduit for bypass, venous grafts are more frequently used.

Objective: To compare the CT angiography patency findings of radial artery graft vs. saphenous vein graft 3 months postoperatively.

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial. Settings: The study was conductedat the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore.

Data Collection: All patients fulfilling theinclusioncriteria were recruited. A written informed consentwastaken. The non-dominant arm was used almostexclusively forharvesting the radial artery in those patients who have positive modified Allen`s test as a pedicle by atraumatic "no-touch" technique. After heparanization, it was immersed in diluted solution (Inj. verapamil hydrochloride 5mg + Inj. nitroglycerin 2.5mg + Inj. heparin 500 IU + Inj. ringer lactate 300 ml with Inj. 8.4% NaHCO3 0.9 m1). All the patients in the study received LIMA to LAD and were done on pump. After that the patients were dividedinto2 groups namely Group I and Group II by computer generated method. In Group I, the patient received the radial artery as a second graft to a coronary having more than 90% stenosis. The third or fourth graft if required is saphenous vein graft. The group II had SVG as second, third or fourth grafts, one of the venous grafts were to a coronary having more than 90% stenosis.

Results: Average age of all (n=62) patients was 38.82±9.93 years. Average age in Group-I & II patients was 39.09±9.49 & 38.54±10.50 years respectively. Among patients 47% were male and 53% were female patients. In Group-I, 12 (38.7%) of the patients were male, and 19 (67.3%) were female, whereas in Group-II, 17 (54.8%) of the patients were male, and 14 (45.8%) were female. In Group-I 1(3.2%) patient and in Group-II 3(9.7%) patients died (p=0.301). Insignificant difference was seen for cardiac arrhythmias i.e. Group-I:16.1% vs. Group-II: 19.4%, p=0.740. Myocardial infarction in Group-A 5(16.1%) patients and in Group-B 7(22.6%) (p=0.520). In Group-A, 30(96.8%) patients and in Group-B, 28(90.3%) patients showed patency of artery after coronary artery bypass grafting(P>0.05).

Conclusion: We discovered no significant difference in the patency of both radial artery and saphenous vein grafts on 3 months postoperative CT angiography and clinical outcomes in terms of perioperative mortality, MI, and cardiac arrhythmias in patients who underwent CABG in this study.

Keywords: radial artery graft, saphenous vein graft, coronary artery bypass grafting, Myocardial Infarction, Mortality, Cardiac arrhythmias



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