Long-term outcomes of complete bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting and traditional coronary bypass surgery in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease

Abstract

Aim. To evaluate the long-term results of complete bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting and traditional coronary bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with multivessel CAD.Material and methods. From June 2018 to December 2021, 646 CABG operations were performed in patients with multivessel CAD at the Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery (Krasnoyarsk). There were 178 patients receiving BITA grafting and 468 — traditional revascularization technique. After propensity score matching, 356 patients were selected, of which 99 had on-pump BITA (group 1), 178 — on-pump traditional revascularization (group 2), and 79 — off-pump BITA (group 3). There were more males (p=0,143 and p=0,547). The groups were comparable in age (p=0,343 and p=0,104), body mass index (p=0,532 and p=0,759), diabetes (p= 0,705 and p=0,667), the number of hemodynamically significant coronary stenoses (p=0,370 and p=0,595).Results. The follow-up period lasted 32,8±8,52 months. Long-term patient survival was 83,9% in group 2,93% in group 1 (p=0,041) and 94% in group 3 (p=0,039). Freedom from cardiovascular mortality was 100% in both groups of BITA grafting and 92,5% in group 2 (p=0,001 and p=0,039), freedom from major cardiovascular events was 94,2% in group 1, 85,1% in group 2 and 98,5% in group 3 (p=0,032 and p=0,03).Conclusion. BITA grafting is a modern effective and safe method of surgical myocardial revascularization both on- and off-pump. Up to 33 months. BITA grafting was associated with significantly better patient survival, complete freedom from cardiovascular mortality and a lower incidence of major cardiovascular events.