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Background: Post-procedure residual ischemia is associated with worse prognosis in patients with coronary artery diasease (CAD). Objective: We evaluated whether autologous bone marrow-derived cells (BMC) contribute to additional reduction in regional stress-induced myocardial ischemia (SIMI) in patients undergoing incomplete coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Methods: In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, we enrolled 143 patients (82% men, 58 ± 11 years) with stable CAD and not candidates for complete CABG. They received 100 million BMC (n = 77) or placebo (n = 66) injected into ischemic non-revascularized segments during CABG. The primary outcome was improvement on SIMI quantified as the area at risk in injected segments assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) 1, 6, and 12 months after CABG. Results: The reduction in global SIMI after CABG was comparable (p = 0.491) in both groups indicating sustained beneficial effects of the surgical procedure over 12 month period. In contrast, we observed additional improvement in regional SIMI in BMC treated group (p = 0.047). Baseline regional SIMI values were comparable [18.5 (16.2-21.0) vs. 18.5 (16.5-20.7)] and reached the lowest values at 1 month [9.74 (8.25; 11.49) vs. 12.69 (10.84; 14.85)] for BMC and placebo groups, respectively. The ischemia's improvement from baseline represented a 50% difference in regional SIMI in favor of the BMC transplanted group at 30 days. We found no differences in clinical and LVEF% between groups during the 12 month follow-up period. The 1 month rate of major adverse cerebral and cardiovascular events (MACCE) (p = 0.34) and all-cause mortality (p = 0.08) did not differ between groups 1 month post intervention. Conclusion: We provided evidence that BMC leads to additional reduction in regional SIMI in chronic ischemic patients when injected in segments not subjected to direct surgical revascularization. This adjuvant therapy deserves further assessment in patients with advanced CAD especially in those with microcirculation dysfunction. Clinical trial registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier NCT01727063.
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the results of isolated on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in patients >70 years-old in comparison to patients <70 years-old. METHODS: Patients undergoing isolated CABG were selected for the study. The patients were grouped in G1 (age > 70 years-old) and G2 (age <70 years-old). The endpoints were in-hospital mortality, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke, reexploration for bleeding, intra-aortic balloon for circulatory shock, respiratory complications, acute renal failure, mediastinitis, sepsis, atrial fibrillation, and complete atrioventricular block (CAVB). RESULTS: 1,033 patients were included, 257 (24.8%) in G1 and 776 (75.2%) in G2. Patients in G1 were more likely to have in-hospital mortality than G2 (8.9% vs. 3.6%, respectively; P=0.001), while the incidence of AMI was similar (5.8% vs. 5.5%; P=0.87) than G2. More patients in G1 had re-exploration for bleeding (12.1% vs. 6.1%; P=0.003). G1 had more incidence of respiratory complications (21.4% vs. 9.1%; P<0.001), mediastinitis (5.1% vs. 1.9%; P=0.013), stroke (3.9% vs. 1.3%; P=0.016), acute renal failure (7.8% vs. 1.3%; P<0.001), sepsis (3.9% vs. 1.9%;P=0.003), atrial fibrillation (15.6% vs. 9.8%; P=0.016), and CAVB (3.5% vs. 1.2%; P=0.023) than G2. There was no significant difference in the use of intra-aortic balloon. In the forward stepwise multivariate logistic regression analysis age > 70-year-old was an independent predictive factor for higher in-hospital mortality (P=0.004), reexploration for bleeding (P=0.002), sepsis (P=0.002), respiratory complications (P<0.001), mediastinitis (P=0.016), stroke (P=0.029), acute renal failure (P<0.001), atrial fibrillation (P=0.021) and CAVB (P=0.031). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that patients > 70 years-old were at increased risk of death and other complications in the CABG's postoperative period in comparison to younger patients.
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Age Factors , Coronary Artery Bypass/mortality , Hospital Mortality , Aged , Coronary Artery Bypass/adverse effects , Epidemiologic Methods , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Postoperative Complications/classification , Postoperative Complications/epidemiology , Reoperation/statistics & numerical data , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
OBJETIVO: Analisar os resultados da cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica (CRVM) isolada com circulação extracorpórea em pacientes com idade > 70 anos em comparação àqueles com < 70 anos. MÉTODOS: Pacientes submetidos consecutivamente à CRVM isolada. Os pacientes foram agrupados em G1 (idade e" 70 anos) e G2 (idade < 70 anos). Os desfechos analisados foram letalidade hospitalar, infarto agudo miocárdio (IAM), acidente vascular encefálico (AVE), reoperação para revisão de hemostasia (RRH), necessidade de balão intra-aórtico (BIA), complicações respiratórias, insuficiência renal aguda (IRA), mediastinite, sepse, fibrilação atrial (FA) e bloqueio atrioventricular total (BAVT). RESULTADOS: Foram estudados 1033 pacientes, 257 (24,8%) do G1 e 776 (75,2%) do G2. A letalidade hospitalar foi significantemente maior no G1 quando comparado ao G2 (8,9% vs. 3,6%, P=0,001), enquanto a incidência de IAM foi semelhante (5,8% vs. 5,5%; P=0,87). Maior número de pacientes do G1 necessitou de RRH (12,1% vs. 6,1%; P=0,003). Da mesma forma, no G1 houve maior incidência de complicações respiratórias (21,4% vs. 9,1%; P<0,001), mediastinite (5,1% vs. 1,9%; P=0,013), AVE (3,9% vs. 1,3%; P=0,016), IRA (7,8% vs. 1,3%, P<0,001), sepse (3,9% vs. 1,9%; P=0,003), fibrilação atrial (15,6% vs. 9,8%; P=0,016) e BAVT (3,5% vs. 1,2%; P=0,023) do que o G2. Não houve diferença significante na necessidade de BIA. Na análise regressão logística multivariada "forward stepwise", a idade >70 anos foi fator preditivo independente para maior letalidade operatória (P=0,004) e para RRH (P=0,002), sepse (P=0,002), complicações respiratórias (P<0,001), mediastinite (P=0,016), AVE (P=0,029), IRA (P<0,001), FA (P=0,021) e BAVT (P=0,031) no pós-operatório. CONCLUSÃO: Este estudo sugere que pacientes com idade > 70 anos estão sob maior risco de morte e outras complicações no pós-operatório de CRVM em comparação aos pacientes mais jovens.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the results of isolated on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in patients >70 years-old in comparison to patients <70 years-old. METHODS: Patients undergoing isolated CABG were selected for the study. The patients were grouped in G1 (age > 70 years-old) and G2 (age <70 years-old). The endpoints were in-hospital mortality, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke, reexploration for bleeding, intra-aortic balloon for circulatory shock, respiratory complications, acute renal failure, mediastinitis, sepsis, atrial fibrillation, and complete atrioventricular block (CAVB). RESULTS: 1,033 patients were included, 257 (24.8%) in G1 and 776 (75.2%) in G2. Patients in G1 were more likely to have in-hospital mortality than G2 (8.9% vs. 3.6%, respectively; P=0.001), while the incidence of AMI was similar (5.8% vs. 5.5%; P=0.87) than G2. More patients in G1 had re-exploration for bleeding (12.1% vs. 6.1%; P=0.003). G1 had more incidence of respiratory complications (21.4% vs. 9.1%; P<0.001), mediastinitis (5.1% vs. 1.9%; P=0.013), stroke (3.9% vs. 1.3%; P=0.016), acute renal failure (7.8% vs. 1.3%; P<0.001), sepsis (3.9% vs. 1.9%;P=0.003), atrial fibrillation (15.6% vs. 9.8%; P=0.016), and CAVB (3.5% vs. 1.2%; P=0.023) than G2. There was no significant difference in the use of intra-aortic balloon. In the forward stepwise multivariate logistic regression analysis age > 70-year-old was an independent predictive factor for higher in-hospital mortality (P=0.004), reexploration for bleeding (P=0.002), sepsis (P=0.002), respiratory complications (P<0.001), mediastinitis (P=0.016), stroke (P=0.029), acute renal failure (P<0.001), atrial fibrillation (P=0.021) and CAVB (P=0.031). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that patients > 70 years-old were at increased risk of death and other complications in the CABG's postoperative period in comparison to younger patients.
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Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Age Factors , Coronary Artery Bypass/mortality , Hospital Mortality , Coronary Artery Bypass/adverse effects , Epidemiologic Methods , Postoperative Complications/classification , Postoperative Complications/epidemiology , Reoperation/statistics & numerical data , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Fundamentos : Admite-se que os riscos de complicações pós-operatórias sejam maiores na angina instável pós-infarto.Objetivo: Verificar se a angina instável (AI) pósinfarto (classe C de Braunwald) aumenta o risco de eventos cardiovasculares maiores (ECMA) nacirurgia de revascularização miocárdica (CRVM) em comparação às síndromes coronarianas estáveis. Métodos: Em pacientes submetidos consecutivamenteà CRVM isolada, durante um período de dois anos, comparou-se a incidência de ECMA [morte, infarto agudo do miocárdio com onda Q (IAM) e acidentevascular encefálico (AVE)] entre aqueles com síndromes coronarianas estáveis (G1) e aqueles com AI classe B (G2) e AI classe C (G3) de Braunwald.Resultados: De 333 pacientes operados no período, 238 (71,0%) compunham o G1, 56 (17,0%) o G2 e 39 (12,0%) o G3. Mais pacientes dos G2 e G3apresentavam DPOC (12,5% e 10,0% vs 2,9%, p=0,005) e necessidade de cirurgia de urgência/emergência (18,0% e 33% vs 0,4%; p=0,0001) do que o G1. Não houve diferença significativa na morte hospitalar (4,6%, 8,9% e 5,1%; p=0,45), IAMQ (2,9%,3,6% e 5,1%; p=0,69) e AVE (5,5%, 0%, e 5,1%; p=0,17) ou ECMA (10,9%, 12,5% e 12,8%; p=0,85) entre osG1, G2 e G3, respectivamente.Conclusão: Este estudo sugere que a angina instável pós-IAM não aumenta o risco de eventos cardiovasculares maiores na CRVM em comparaçãoàs síndromes coronarianas estáveis.
Background: It is assumed that post-infarction unstable angina increases the risk of post-operative complications.Objective: To ascertain whether post-infarction unstable angina (Braunwald class C) increases the risk of major cardiovascular events (MACE) for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) in comparison to stable coronary syndromes. Methods: In patients undergoing individual CABGconsecutively for a period of two years, the incidence of MACE (hospital mortality, non-fatal Q-wave myocardial infarction [AMI], and stroke) wascompared for patients with stable coronary syndromes (G1) and patients with class B unstable angina (G2),and patients with Braunwald class C unstable angina (G3). Results: Among 333 patients operated during thatperiod, 238 (71%) belonged to G1, 56 (17%) to G2, and 39 (12%) to G3. More G2 and G3 patients presentedCOPD (12.5% and 10.0% vs 2.9%, p=0.005), and the need for emergency / urgent surgery (18.0% and 33.0%vs 0.4%; p=0.0001) than in G1. No significant difference appeared in hospital mortality (4.6%, 8.9%, and 5.1%; p=0.45), non-fatal AMI (2.9%, 3.6%, and 5.1%; p=0.69), and stroke (5.5%, 0%, and 5.1%; p=0.17) or MACE(10.9%, 12.5%, and 12.8%; p=0.85) among G1, G2, and G3 respectively.Conclusion: This study suggests that post-infarction unstable angina did not increase the risk of MACE in CABG compared to stable coronary syndromes.
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Angina, Unstable/complications , Angina, Unstable/diagnosis , Myocardial Revascularization/methods , Acute Coronary Syndrome/complications , Retrospective Studies , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Fundamentos: A cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica (CRVM) promove uma melhora da sobrevivência de pacientes com doença arterial coronariana (DAC) e disfunção ventricular esquerda (DFVE).Objetivo: Analisar se a CRVM é capaz de igualar a sobrevivência de pacientes portadores de doença arterialcoronariana com DFVE e sem DFVE. Métodos: Pacientes (n=259) que sobreviveram à CRVM realizada entre 1/10/2001 e 31/1/2004 foramacompanhados por três anos após a cirurgia. A DFVE foi caracterizada por uma fração de ejeção do ventrículoesquerdo (FE) ≤40%. Foram formados dois grupos de acordo com a presença (G1; n=45) ou não (G2; n=214) deDFVE. Resultados: O G1 apresentava mais síndromes coronarianas agudas antes da CRVM (64,4% vs 40,2%;p=0,005); insuficiência cardíaca congestiva (17,8% vs 1,9%; p<0,0001); história prévia de infarto agudo do miocárdio (80% vs 60,3%; p=0,016) e doença pulmonarobstrutiva crônica (11,1% vs 2,3%; p=0,016) do que o G2. A sobrevivência cumulativa em três anos de seguimentofoi significantemente menor no G1 do que no G2 (88,8±4,7% vs 95,7±1,3%, respectivamente; p=0,05). ADFVE, no entanto, não foi fator independente para a menor sobrevivência no seguimento (p=0,119).Conclusão: Este estudo sugere que a CRVM não é capaz de igualar a sobrevivência de pacientes portadores de DAC e DFVE com a de pacientes com DAC sem DFVE.
Background: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery prolongs the survival of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and left ventriculardysfunction (LVD). Objective: To verify whether CABG can match the survival times of CAD patients with and without LVD. Methods: 259 patients who survived CAGB performed between October 1, 2001 and January 31, 2004 were followed up for three years, with LVD characterized by a left ventricle ejection fraction of ≤40%. Two groups of patients were established, based on the presence (G1; n=45) or absence (G2; n=214) of LVD. Results: G1 patients presented more acute coronarysyndromes before CABG (64.4% vs 40.2%; p=0.005), congestive heart failure (17.8% vs 1.9%; p<0.0001),previous history of acute myocardial infarction (80% vs 60.3%; p=0.016), and chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease (11.1% vs 2.3%; p=0.016) than G2. The threeyear cumulative survival rate was significantly lowerin G1 than in G2 (88.8±4.7% vs 95.7±1.3%, respectively; p=0.05). However, LVD was not an independent factor for shorter survival times during the follow-up period (p=0.119).Conclusion: this study suggests that CABG is unable to match the survival of patients with CAD and LVD to the survival of patients with CAD without LVD.
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/complications , Coronary Artery Disease/complications , Myocardial Revascularization , Survival , Echocardiography/methods , Observational Studies as Topic , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Objetivo: Analisar o perfil clínico-cirúrgico de pacientes internados com diagnóstico definitivo de endocardite infecciosa (EI)(critérios de Duke) no ano de 2004. Métodos: Foram estudados, retrospectivamente, 22 pacientes consecutivos, admitidos no período de janeiro a dezembro de 2004 com diagnóstico de endocardite infecciosa. Resultados: 59 por cento eram do sexo masculino e o tempo médio de internação foi de 55,6 dias. A febre foi sintoma inicial mais frqüente. A valvulopatia reumática foi o fator predisponente cardíaco mais encontrado. 64 por cento das hemoculturas foram positivas e a válvula mitral foi a mais acomedida por vegetação. Todos os pacientes analisados apresentaram complicações da EI e, portanto, foram tratados com cirurgia cardíaca. O implante de prótese metálica mitral foi o procedimento mais realizado (11 casos). A taxa de óbito hospitalar foi de 13,6 por cento e o grau de concordância dos achados da ecocardiografia, cirurgia e anatomia patológica foi 81 por cento. Conclusão: O perfil clínico dos pacientes, a alta prevalência de complicações e a indicação cirúrgica em 100 por cento dos casos provavelmente se deveram ao perfil da Instituição (hospital de referência). Tal fato confirma a evidência de que a EI é doença de elevada complexidade e mortalidade
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Humans , Male , Female , Thoracic Surgery/methods , Endocarditis/complications , Endocarditis/diagnosis , Echocardiography, Transesophageal/methods , Echocardiography, TransesophagealABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Patients with extensive coronary artery disease (CAD) have better prognosis when treated with coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG), especially when left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) is present. However, there are scanty data about the clinical course of patients not referred to CABG because of extensive and severe atherosclerotic involvement of distal coronary arteries (ENDCAD). The aim of this study was to evaluate patients with multivessel (MV) or left main CAD (LM) who had CABG precluded because of ENDCAD. METHODS AND RESULTS: Between August 1999 and July 2001, 51 patients who had clinical indication but were not eligible for CABG because of ENDCAD were followed for at least 12 months or until death. There were 32 men and 19 women (age 61+/-9 years). Previous acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was present in 31 (60.8%), diabetes mellitus (DM) in 28 (54.9%), systemic arterial hypertension in 37 (72.5%), LVD (left ventricular ejection fraction <40%) in 26 (51%), 3 vessel CAD in 31 (60.8%), and LM in 4 (7.8%). During follow-up there were 20 cardiac (39.2%) deaths, 19 (37.2%) AMI, and 3 (5.8%) patients developed congestive heart failure. There were 2 (3.9%) noncardiac deaths. Patients with DM (60.7% versus 13%; P=0.001; odds ratio [OR], 10.30; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.46 to 43.09), LVD (76.9% versus 0%; P<0.0001; OR, 4.33; 95% CI, 2.14 to 8.74), 3-vessel CAD (51.6% versus 20%; P=0.039; OR, 4.26; 95% CI, 1.16 to 15.69), and LM (100% versus 34%; P=0.019; OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.004 to 1.556) were more likely to die. There was no deaths in patients with 2-vessel CAD but they had more nonfatal AMI (43.8% versus 14.3%; OR, 4.667; 95% CI, 1.188 to 18.332). CONCLUSIONS: Patients in whom CABG could not be performed because of ENDCAD had high mortality, especially in the presence of LVD. DM (particularly insulin-dependent), LM CAD, and 3-vessel CAD were independent markers of increased risk.
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Coronary Artery Disease/mortality , Aged , Brazil/epidemiology , Cardiovascular Agents/therapeutic use , Cause of Death , Comorbidity , Contraindications , Coronary Artery Bypass , Coronary Artery Disease/complications , Coronary Artery Disease/drug therapy , Coronary Artery Disease/therapy , Diabetes Complications/mortality , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Heart Failure/etiology , Heart Failure/mortality , Humans , Hypertension/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Myocardial Infarction/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Entre janeiro de 1979 e dezembro de 1989, foram realizadas 85 operaçoes para o tratamento da dissecçao da aorta, sendo 50 na fase aguda e 35 na fase crônica. A mortalidade imediata (hospitalar) foi de 21,1 por cento (18 pacientes), tendo como causa principal a síndrome de baixo débito cardíaco. Foi maior nos pacientes operados na fase aguda. Dentre quatro pacientes reoperados por recidiva ou dissecçao em outro local, dois faleceram. Com relaçao à morbidade, uma paciente, reoperada por aneurisma tóraco-abdominal, apresentou paraplegia no período de pós-operatório. O seguimento tardio mostrou boa evoluçao dos 63 sobreviventes.
