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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular translational research2016

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Elderly Patients: Insights from a Comparative Analysis of Total Arterial and Conventional Revascularization.

Giacomo Bortolussi, Jonida Bejko, Michele Gallo, Marina Comisso, Massimiliano Carrozzini, Cosimo Guglielmi, Luca Testolin, Giuseppe Toscano, Maurizio Rubino, Roberto Bianco and 3 more

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Article in Journal of cardiovascular translational research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Giacomo BortolussiCardiac Surgery Unit; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3640-1597
Jonida BejkoCardiac Surgery Unit; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.
Michele GalloCardiac Surgery Unit; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.
Marina ComissoCardiac Surgery Unit; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.
Massimiliano CarrozziniCardiac Surgery Unit; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.
Cosimo GuglielmiCardiac Surgery Unit; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.
Luca TestolinCardiac Surgery Unit; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.
Giuseppe ToscanoCardiac Surgery Unit; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.
Maurizio RubinoCardiac Surgery Unit; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.
Roberto BiancoCardiac Surgery Unit; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.
Vincenzo TarziaCardiac Surgery Unit; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.
Gino GerosaCardiac Surgery Unit; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy.
Tomaso BottioCardiac Surgery Unit; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy. tbottio@gmail.com.
University of Padua · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The benefits of total arterial (TAR) versus conventional (CR) revascularization are controversial in the higher-risk cohort of elderly patients. Taking for granted its benefit on long-term survival, we evaluated the effect of TAR on safety (death, myocardial infarction, and stroke) of patients undergoing CABG. Between 2000 and 2009, 487 patients >75 years underwent isolated CABG at our institution (150 TAR and 337 CR). Patients with arterial free-grafts were excluded. After propensity matching, the outcomes of 131 TAR and 127 CR patients were compared. TAR patients had lower incidence of post-operative myocardial infarction (p = 0.025) and stroke (p = 0.005). They also experienced shorter intensive care unit (p = 0.046) and ward stay (p = 0.028), lower output of TnI (p = 0.035), and less wound complications (leg included) (p = 0.0001), while mortality was comparable (p = 0.57). In our cohort of elderly patients with multivessel disease, TAR was associated with lower rates of myocardial infarction, stroke, and shorter hospital stay.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsChi-Square DistributionCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMyocardial InfarctionPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentCABGCoronary artery bypass graftingElderly patientsTotal arterial revascularization

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