Abstract
Angioplasty balloon occlusion of LIMA graft in reoperations of patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis and patent LIMA-LAD graft
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Department of Endocrinology, Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Pediatric Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Introduction
Myocardial protection in reoperative cardiac surgery is extremely difficult in patients with previous coronary surgery and a working LAD-LIMA graft. We use the method of percutaneous angiographic balloon left internal mammary artery (LIMA) occlusion and cardioplegic arrest.
Aim
To compare the data of patients with angiographic balloon LIMA-occlusion and those without occlusion in operations related to prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE), and determine the degree of safety and benefits of the method.
Material and methods
A total of 20 patients undergoing surgery for PVE with a patent LIMA-LAD graft were analyzed retrospectively. We divided the patients into 2 groups: group A – patients with LIMA occlusion; and group B – patients without LIMA occlusion. The pre-, intra- and postoperative results were compared and the degree of safety and benefits of the application of the method were studied.
Results
80% of patients in group A needed only dopamine infusion and 20% needed the addition of a second catecholamine at the end of CPB. In group B, the need for double catecholamine maintenance was noted in 50% of patients. The need for implantation of an intra-aortic balloon pump due to refractory heart failure was registered in 10% of patients in group A and in 20% of patients in group B. In terms of survival, mortality in the group with LIMA occlusion was 0%, while in the group without LIMA occlusion it was 20%.
Conclusions
Our observations suggest that angiographic balloon LIMA occlusion is a reliable, easily applicable and relatively safe technique that improves the surgical results.
>Keywords
prosthetic valve endocarditis, left internal mammary artery occlusion, reoperations, myocardial protection, valve surgery
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