Role of Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients with Severe Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Coronary Artery Endarterectomy within Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. 2023

Ilir Balaj, and Heinz Jakob, and Ali Haddad, and Fanar Mourad, and Assad Haneya, and Ebrahim Ali, and Noura Ryadi, and Matthias Thielmann, and Arjang Ruhparwar, and Sharaf-Eldin Shehada
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart and Vascular Centre, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.

Background-Coronary endarterectomy (CEA) has been introduced to allow revascularization in end-stage coronary artery disease (CAD). After CEA, the injured remnants of the vessel's media could result in fast neo intimal tissue ingrowth, which require an anti-proliferation agent (antiplatelet therapy (APT). We aimed to review outcomes of patients undergoing CEA within bypass surgery who received either single-APT (SAPT) or dual-APT (DAPT). Methods-We retrospectively evaluated 353 consecutive patients undergoing CEA within isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in the period 01/2000-07/2019. After surgery, patients received either SAPT (n = 153), or DAPT (n = 200) for six months then lifelong SAPT. Endpoints included early, late survival, and freedom from major-adverse-cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE), which were defined as incidence of stroke, myocardial infarction, need for coronary intervention (PCI or CABG) or death for any cause. Results-Patients' mean age was 67 ± 9.3 years; they were predominantly male 88.1%. Both DAPT- and SAPT-groups had the same extent of CAD (mean SYNTAX-Score-II: 34.1 ± 11.6 vs. 34.4 ± 17.2, p = 0.91). Postoperatively, no difference between DAPT- and SAPT-groups was reported in the incidence of low-cardiac-output syndrome (5% vs. 9.8%, p = 0.16), revision for bleeding (5% vs. 6.5% p = 0.64), 30-day mortality (4.5% vs. 5.2%, p = 0.8) or MACCE (7.5% vs. 11.8%, p = 0.19). Imaging follow-up reported significantly higher CEA and total grafts patency (90% vs. 81.5% and 95% vs. 81%, p = 0.017) in DAPT patients. Late outcomes within 97.4 ± 67.4 months show lower incidence of overall mortality (19 vs. 51%, p < 0.001) and MACCE (24.5 vs. 58.2%, p < 0.001) in the DAPT patients when compared with SAPT patients. Conclusions-Coronary endarterectomy allows revascularization in end-stage CAD when the myocardium is still viable. The use of dual APT after CEA for at least six months seems to improve mid-to-long-term patency rates and survival, and reduced the incidence of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries

Related Publications

Ilir Balaj, and Heinz Jakob, and Ali Haddad, and Fanar Mourad, and Assad Haneya, and Ebrahim Ali, and Noura Ryadi, and Matthias Thielmann, and Arjang Ruhparwar, and Sharaf-Eldin Shehada
January 2018, Kardiologia polska,
Ilir Balaj, and Heinz Jakob, and Ali Haddad, and Fanar Mourad, and Assad Haneya, and Ebrahim Ali, and Noura Ryadi, and Matthias Thielmann, and Arjang Ruhparwar, and Sharaf-Eldin Shehada
April 2016, The heart surgery forum,
Ilir Balaj, and Heinz Jakob, and Ali Haddad, and Fanar Mourad, and Assad Haneya, and Ebrahim Ali, and Noura Ryadi, and Matthias Thielmann, and Arjang Ruhparwar, and Sharaf-Eldin Shehada
February 2017, Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery,
Ilir Balaj, and Heinz Jakob, and Ali Haddad, and Fanar Mourad, and Assad Haneya, and Ebrahim Ali, and Noura Ryadi, and Matthias Thielmann, and Arjang Ruhparwar, and Sharaf-Eldin Shehada
June 1979, Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux,
Ilir Balaj, and Heinz Jakob, and Ali Haddad, and Fanar Mourad, and Assad Haneya, and Ebrahim Ali, and Noura Ryadi, and Matthias Thielmann, and Arjang Ruhparwar, and Sharaf-Eldin Shehada
September 2009, Journal of cardiothoracic surgery,
Ilir Balaj, and Heinz Jakob, and Ali Haddad, and Fanar Mourad, and Assad Haneya, and Ebrahim Ali, and Noura Ryadi, and Matthias Thielmann, and Arjang Ruhparwar, and Sharaf-Eldin Shehada
June 2021, Journal of the American Heart Association,
Ilir Balaj, and Heinz Jakob, and Ali Haddad, and Fanar Mourad, and Assad Haneya, and Ebrahim Ali, and Noura Ryadi, and Matthias Thielmann, and Arjang Ruhparwar, and Sharaf-Eldin Shehada
December 1999, The Annals of thoracic surgery,
Ilir Balaj, and Heinz Jakob, and Ali Haddad, and Fanar Mourad, and Assad Haneya, and Ebrahim Ali, and Noura Ryadi, and Matthias Thielmann, and Arjang Ruhparwar, and Sharaf-Eldin Shehada
June 2014, European heart journal,
Ilir Balaj, and Heinz Jakob, and Ali Haddad, and Fanar Mourad, and Assad Haneya, and Ebrahim Ali, and Noura Ryadi, and Matthias Thielmann, and Arjang Ruhparwar, and Sharaf-Eldin Shehada
December 2009, Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP,
Ilir Balaj, and Heinz Jakob, and Ali Haddad, and Fanar Mourad, and Assad Haneya, and Ebrahim Ali, and Noura Ryadi, and Matthias Thielmann, and Arjang Ruhparwar, and Sharaf-Eldin Shehada
January 2014, Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia,
Copied contents to your clipboard!