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ArticleYonsei medical journal2013

Optimal anticoagulation during off pump coronary artery bypass in patients recently exposed to clopidogrel.

Young Song, Jong Wook Song, Jae Kwang Shim, Young Lan Kwak

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Article in Yonsei medical journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Young SongDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, and Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
Jong Wook Song
Jae Kwang Shim
Young Lan Kwak
Yonsei University · KR

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Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to find an optimal range of activated clotting time (ACT) during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) yielding ischemic protection without the risk of hemorrhagic complications in patients with recent exposure to dual antiplatelet therapy. MATERIALS AND

methodsThree hundred and five patients who received aspirin and clopidogrel within 7 days of isolated multi-vessel OPCAB were retrospectively studied. Combined hemorrhagic and ischemic outcome was defined as the occurrence of 1 of the following: significant perioperative bleeding (>30% of estimated blood volume), transfusion of packed red blood cell (pRBC) ≥ 2 U, or myocardial infarction (MI). This was compared in relation to the tertile distribution of the time-weighted average ACT-212-291 sec (first tertile), 292-334 sec (second tertile), 335-485 sec (third tertile).

resultsThe amount of perioperative blood loss was 937 ± 313 mL, 1014 ± 340 mL, and 1076 ± 383 mL, respectively (p=0.022). Significantly more patients in the third tertile developed MI (4%, 4%, and 12%, respectively, p=0.034). The incidence of significant perioperative blood loss and transfusion of pRBC ≥ 2 U were lower in the first tertile than those of other tertiles without statistical significance. In the multivariate analysis, the first tertile was associated with a 52% risk reduction of combined hemorrhagic and ischemic outcomes (95% confidence interval: 0.25-0.92, p= 0.027).

conclusionA lower degree of anticoagulation with a reduced initial heparin loading dose should be carefully considered for patients undergoing OPCAB who have recently been exposed to clopidogrel.

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Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-PumpAgedAge FactorsAnastomosis, SurgicalBlood Loss, SurgicalBlood TransfusionClopidogrelFemaleHeparinHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionPerioperative PeriodClopidogrelHeparinPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsTiclopidineClopidogrelheparinoff-pump coronary artery bypass surgerytime weighted average activated clotting time

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PMID23918560
PMCPMC3743205
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