• Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210006, P. R. China.;
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Objective To retrospectively review the clinical experience and early surgical results of combined cardiac valve surgery and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods From Jan. 2000 to Dec. 2005, combined valve surgery and CABG was performed in 81 patients. 37 patients were rheumatic heart disease with coronary stenosis, and 44 patients were coronary artery disease with valvular dysfunction. Single vessel disease was in 18 patients, two vessels disease in 9 and triple-vessel disease in 54. All the patients received sternotomy and combined valve surgery and CABG under cardiopulmonary bypass. Mitral valve repair and CABG were done in 26 patients. Valve replacement and CABG were done in 55 patients with 49 mechanical valves and 16 tissue valves. Four patients had left ventricular aneurysm resection concomitantly. The number of distal anastomosis was 3.12 5= 1.51 with 66 left internal mammary arteries bypassed to left anterior descending. Post-operative intra-aortic balloon pump was required in 4 cases for low cardiac output syndrome. Results Two patients died of low cardiac output syndrome with multiple organs failure. 79 patients had smooth recovery and discharged from hospital with improved heart function. 64 patients had completed follow-up with 5 late non cardiac related death in a mean follow-up period of 14.2 months. Conclusion Combined one stage valve surgery and CABG is effective with acceptable morbidity and mortality.

Citation: CHEN Xin,XU Ming,JIANG Yingshuo.. Combined Cardiac Valve Surgery and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Report of 81 Cases. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2006, 13(3): 158-161. doi: Copy