Saphenous Vein Graft as a Composite Graft in Patients Who Are Undergoing Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass: The Early Results

복재정맥 복합도관을 이용하여 시행한 심폐바이패스를 사용하지 않는 관상동맥우회술의 조기 결과

  • Hwang, Ho-Young (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Jun-Sung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Eun-Seok (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Hang (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Ki-Bong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 황호영 (서울대학교 의과대학 서울대학교병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김준성 (서울대학교 의과대학 서울대학교 보라매병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 최은석 (서울대학교 의과대학 서울대학교병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이재항 (서울대학교 의과대학 서울대학교병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김기봉 (서울대학교 의과대학 서울대학교병원 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2009.06.05

Abstract

Background: The long term patency of the free saphenous vein graft, which is the most commonly used conduit, anastomosed to the ascending aorta has been reported to be lower than that of arterial grafts. We evaluated early clinical outcome and the angiographic patency of the saphenous vein composite graft based on the left internal thoracic artery, and compared these results with those of using arterial composite grafts. Material and Method: From September 2006 to October 2008, 419 patients underwent off-pump coronary revascularization. Among those, 295 patients (70.4%) were revascularized using composite grafts (group I: saphenous vein composite graft, n=71, group II: arterial composite graft, n=224). The clinical results were compared between the 2 groups. Early postoperative coronary angiograms were performed in all the patients. ($1.6{\pm}1.6$ days) Result: The number of the distal anastomosis per patient was $3.5{\pm}1.0$ and $3.1{\pm}0.8$ in group I and II, respectively (p=.002). The operative mortality (n=2, 0.7%) and postoperative complications such as atrial fibrillation (n=73, 24.7%), perioperative myocardial infarct (n=6, 2.0%), acute renal failure (n=6, 2.0%), reoperation for bleeding (n=5, 1.7%), cerebrovascular accident (n=3, 1.0%), and mediastinitis (n=1, 0.3%) were not related with the use of saphenous vein graft. Early coronary angiograms revealed a 96.9% (126/130) for the saphenous vein grafts and a 98.8% (479/485) for the composite graft in group II (p=.231). Conclusion: Our data suggested that a saphenous vein graft might be used as analtemative conduit to the arterial graft for constructing a composite graft, as based on our early clinical and angiographic results. Further study is required to establish the long-term efficacy of using a saphenous vein as a composite graft.

배경: 관상동맥우회술에서 흔히 사용되는 복재정맥 도관을 상행대동맥에 문합하여 사용한 경우의 개통률은 유경 내흉동맥 도관에 비해 낮은 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 심폐바이패스를 사용하지 않는 관상동맥우회술에서 복재정맥을 좌내흉동맥에 연결하여 복합도관으로 사용하였을 때의 조기 임상 결과 및 문합부 개통률을 동맥도관을 복합도관으로 사용한 경우와 비교하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2006년 9월부터 2008년 10월 사이에 심폐바이패스를 사용하지 않는 관상동맥우회술을 받은 419명의 환자 중에서 좌내흉동맥을 유경이식편으로 하여 복합도관을 조성했던 295명(70.4%)을 대상으로, 복합도관의 조성에 복재정맥을 사용했던 군(I군, n=71)과 동맥도관 만을 사용했던 군(II군, n=224)으로 나누어 임상결과를 비교하였다. 모든 환자에서 수술 후 초기($1.6{\pm}1.6$일)에 관상동맥조영술을 시행하여 문합부 개통률을 분석하였다. 결과: 원위부 문합수는 I군이 $3.5{\pm}1.0$개, II군이 $3.1{\pm}0.8$개였다(p=.002). 수술관련 사망률은 0.7% (2/295)였으며, 수술 후 합병증으로 심방세동(n=73, 24.7%), 수술 전후 심근경색(n=6, 2.0%), 급성신부전(n=6, 2.0%), 출혈로 인한 재수술(n=5, 1.7%), 뇌졸중(n=3, 1.0%), 종격동염(n=1, 0.3%)등이 있었으며, 복재정맥의 사용 여부와는 무관하였다. 술 후 관상동맥조영술에서 I군의 복재정맥 개통률은 96.9% (126/130)였으며, II군의 복합 동맥도관 개통률은98.8% (479/485)였다(p=.231). 결론: 내흉동맥을 유경 이식편으로 하는 복합도관을 이용하여 심폐바이패스를 사용하지 않는 관상동맥우회 술에서, 복재정맥을 복합도관으로 사용하였을 경우 조기 임상 성적 및 문합부 개통률은 동맥도관과 유사하여, 동맥도관 부족 시 복합도관으로서 복재정맥의 사용 가능성을 제시하였으며, 향후 장기 추적관찰 연구가 필요하다.

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