A Partial Clamp During Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Can be Safely Used When Utilizing the Calcium Score with Computed Tomography For Evaluating The Ascending Aorta
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https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.4957Keywords:
CABG, partial clamp, calcium score, postoperative strokeAbstract
Background: No previous study has shown that the volume of calcium score is useful for evaluating the aorta when performing a partial clamp (PC). The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of different clamping strategies during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB), in terms of the incidence of postoperative stroke using the calcium score of the ascending aorta.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 339 patients, who underwent isolated OPCAB between August 2013 and March 2021. There were two groups of patients, depending on the procedure. A PC was used for proximal anastomoses in 130 (38.3%) patients. A clampless proximal facilitating anastomotic device (CFD) was used in 107 (31.5%) patients. We prescribed preoperative CT for all patients, and the Agatston score was used.
Results: The calcium score significantly was higher in the CFD group than in the PC group (29.7 ± 66.5 vs. 1819.8 ± 2391.5, < 0.001). The number of distal anastomoses and operative time were not significantly different between the two groups. There was no mortality and three strokes occurred at the 30-day follow up. Two strokes occurred in the PC group (1.5%) and one in the CFD group (0.9%), which was not significantly different (P = 0.98).
Conclusion: A PC does not increase postoperative stroke incidence compared with a CFD, when utilizing calcium score evaluation in OPCAB.
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