Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (OPCABG) Surgery in Patients with Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis: Analysis of Experience in 145 Patients

Authors

  • Mohammad Fasle Maruf Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery, NICVD.
  • Suman Nazmul Hosain Associate Professor, Cardiac Surgery, NICVD.
  • Md Kamrul Hassan Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery, NICVD.
  • Zahangir Haider Khan Resident Surgeon, NICVD
  • Asif Ahsan Chowdhury Assistant Registrar, Cardiac Surgery, NICVD.
  • Tahmina Akter Assistant Registrar, Cardiac Surgery, NICVD.
  • Rezaul Karim Assistant Registrar, Cardiac Surgery, NICVD.
  • NA Kamrul Ahsan Professor & Head, Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, NICVD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v37i2.3592

Keywords:

OPCABG

Abstract

The presence of significant left main arterial stenosis has been considered a relative contraindication to OPCAB surgery. The development of newer techniques and an increasing understanding of the hemodynamic changes make the surgeons confident to perform OPCAB in patients with significant left main artery stenosis. Between January 2004 to March 2008, 145 patients with left main artery stenosis underwent OPCAB surgery at NICVD. Gradual adoption and integration of maturing heart surgery in fast years led to a trend towards overall improvement in CABG outcomes. Off-pump coronary artery surgery appears to be a safe and effective technique in patients with significant Left Main coronary artery disease. The postoperative morbidity and length of ICU and hospital stay are shorter. OPCAB could be an effective alternative to the conventional method CABG with same or better early results and is cheap and cost effective. The long-term results are to be evaluated  

DOI: 10.3329/bmj.v37i2.3592

Bangladesh Medical Journal 37(2) 2008 46-49

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Maruf, M. F., Hosain, S. N., Hassan, M. K., Khan, Z. H., Chowdhury, A. A., Akter, T., Karim, R., & Ahsan, N. K. (2009). Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (OPCABG) Surgery in Patients with Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis: Analysis of Experience in 145 Patients. Bangladesh Medical Journal, 37(2), 46–49. https://doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v37i2.3592

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 2 (2008)

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Original Articles