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Yang B, Koprivanac M, Bakaeen FG. Redo coronary artery bypass grafting: when and how. Curr Opin Cardiol 2024; 39:496-502. [PMID: 39356274 DOI: 10.1097/hco.0000000000001169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Redo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains technically challenging with significant procedural risk but may be the best option for patients in whom repeat revascularization is indicated. This review summarizes the latest data regarding risk of redo CABG, who should receive this surgery, and how to achieve best outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS Over the past two decades, the risk of performing redo CABG has declined and is approaching that of primary CABG in the hands of experienced surgeons. Nonetheless, patients for whom redo CABG is indicated tend to be older and have more complex medical comorbidities. Preoperative imaging is paramount in guiding sternal re-entry and mediastinal dissection, and in how to best employ rescue strategies when needed. SUMMARY Patients with complex, progressive coronary disease with unprotected left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery disease and prior coronary bypass may benefit from the durable, complete revascularization that redo CABG can offer with internal thoracic artery bypass to the LAD and, when possible, arterial inflow to other important coronary targets. Preoperative imaging, careful planning, meticulous surgical technique, myocardial protection, and an experienced surgical team are critical for optimal outcomes.
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- Benjamin Yang
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Kirov H, Caldonazo T, Mukharyamov M, Toshmatov S, Fischer J, Schneider U, Siemeni T, Doenst T. Cardiac Surgery 2023 Reviewed. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2024. [PMID: 38740368 DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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We reviewed the cardiac surgical literature for 2023. PubMed displayed almost 34,000 hits for the search term "cardiac surgery AND 2023." We used a PRISMA approach for a results-oriented summary. Key manuscripts addressed the mid- and long-term effects of invasive treatment options in patient populations with coronary artery disease (CAD), comparing interventional therapy (percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI]) with surgery (coronary artery bypass graft [CABG]). The literature in 2023 again confirmed the excellent long-term outcomes of CABG compared with PCI in patients with left main stenosis, specifically in anatomically complex chronic CAD, but even in elderly patients, generating further support for an infarct-preventative effect as a prognostic mechanism of CABG. For aortic stenosis, a previous trend of an early advantage for transcatheter (transcatheter aortic valve implantation [TAVI]) and a later advantage for surgical (surgical aortic valve replacement) treatment was also re-confirmed by many studies. Only the Evolut Low Risk trial maintained an early advantage of TAVI over 4 years. In the mitral and tricuspid field, the number of interventional publications increased tremendously. A pattern emerges that clinical benefits are associated with repair quality, making residual regurgitation not irrelevant. While surgery is more invasive, it currently generates the highest repair rates and longest durability. For terminal heart failure treatment, donor pool expansion for transplantation and reducing adverse events in assist device therapy were issues in 2023. Finally, the aortic diameter related to adverse events and technical aspects of surgery dominated in aortic surgery. This article summarizes publications perceived as important by us. It cannot be complete nor free of individual interpretation, but provides up-to-date information for patient-specific decision-making.
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- Hristo Kirov
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg Saar, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Kaneko T, Iribarne A, Kim KM, Arghami A, Fiedler A, Habib R, Parsons N, Elhalabi Z, Krohn C, Bowdish ME. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2023 Update on Procedure Data and Research. Ann Thorac Surg 2024; 117:260-270. [PMID: 38040323 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Adult Cardiac Surgery Database is one of the largest and most comprehensive contemporary clinical databases in use. It now contains >9 million procedures from 1010 participants and 3651 active surgeons. Using audited data collection, it has provided the foundation for multiple risk models, performance metrics, health policy decisions, and a trove of research studies to improve the care of patients in need of cardiac surgical procedures. This annual report provides an update on the current status of the database and summarizes the development of new risk models and the STS Online Risk Calculator. Further, it provides insights into current practice patterns, such as the change in the demographics among patients undergoing aortic valve replacement, the use of minimally invasive techniques for valve and bypass surgery, or the adoption of surgical ablation and left atrial appendage ligation among patients with atrial fibrillation. Lastly, an overview of the research conducted using the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database and future directions for the database are provided.
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- Moritz C Wyler von Ballmoos
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, New York
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Health, UT Health Austin, Austin, Texas
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois
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- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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Asta L, Benedetto U, Tancredi FC, Di Giammarco G. Minimally Invasive Strategy to Repair Mitral Valve after Repeated Coronary Revascularization: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Clin Med 2023; 12:7096. [PMID: 38002708 PMCID: PMC10672652 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12227096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Redo cardiac surgery after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) is burdened by high morbidity and mortality, either intraoperatively and postoperatively, with the repeated sternotomy playing a crucial role as risk factor. The right minithoracotomy approach guarantees a safer control on conduits integrity and the right ventricular wall and a low impact on the respiratory mechanics. Herein, we report a patient who previously underwent two CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting) procedures and who was admitted to the hospital with a picture of heart failure caused by a severe mitral regurgitation. He was successfully submitted to a mitral valve repair on a beating heart via the right minithoracotomy approach.
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- Laura Asta
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tor Vergata University Hospital, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, SS Annunziata Hospital, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (U.B.); (F.C.T.); (G.D.G.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, SS Annunziata Hospital, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (U.B.); (F.C.T.); (G.D.G.)
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Schlosser KA, Renshaw SM, Tamer RM, Strassels SA, Poulose BK. Ventral hernia repair: an increasing burden affecting abdominal core health. Hernia 2023; 27:415-421. [PMID: 36571666 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-022-02707-6.10.1007/s10029-022-02707-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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PURPOSE To estimate the annual volume and cost of ventral hernia repair (VHR) performed in the United States. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) and the Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample (NASS) for 2016-2019. Patients over the age of 18 who underwent open (OVHR) or minimally invasive ventral hernia repair (MISVHR) were identified. NIS procedural costs were estimated using cost-to-charge ratios; NASS costs were estimated using the NIS cost-to-charge ratios stratified by payer status. Costs were adjusted for inflation to 2021 dollars using US Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index. RESULTS On average 610,998 VHRs were performed per year. Most were outpatient (67.3% per year), and open (70.7%). MIS procedures increased from 25.8% to 32.8% of all VHRs. Inpatient OVHR had significantly higher associated cost than MISVHR [$35,511 (34,100-36,921) vs. $21,165 (19,664-22,665 in 2019]. Outpatient MISVHR was more expensive than OVHR [$11,558 (11,174-11,942 MIS vs. $6807 (6620-6994) OVHR in 2019]. The estimated cost of an inpatient MISVHR remained similar between 2016 and 2019, from $20,076 (13,374-20,777) to $21,165 (19,664-22,665) and increased slightly from $9975 (9639-10,312) to $11,558 (11,174-11,942) in the outpatient setting. The estimated cost of an inpatient OVHR increased from $31,383 (30,338-32,428) to $35,511 (34,100-36,921), while outpatient costs increased from $6018 (5860-6175) to $6807 (6620-6994). VHR costs decreased slightly over the study period to a mean cost of $9.7 billion dollars in 2019. CONCLUSION Compared to 2006 national data, VHRs in the United States have almost doubled to 611,000 per year with an estimated annual cost of $9.7 billion. A 1% decrease in VHR achieved through recurrence reduction or hernia prophylaxis could save the US healthcare system at least $139.9 million annually.
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- K A Schlosser
- Center for Abdominal Core Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
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- Center for Abdominal Core Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Abdominal Core Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Abdominal Core Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Abdominal Core Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Schlosser KA, Renshaw SM, Tamer RM, Strassels SA, Poulose BK. Ventral hernia repair: an increasing burden affecting abdominal core health. Hernia 2022; 27:415-421. [PMID: 36571666 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-022-02707-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To estimate the annual volume and cost of ventral hernia repair (VHR) performed in the United States. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) and the Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample (NASS) for 2016-2019. Patients over the age of 18 who underwent open (OVHR) or minimally invasive ventral hernia repair (MISVHR) were identified. NIS procedural costs were estimated using cost-to-charge ratios; NASS costs were estimated using the NIS cost-to-charge ratios stratified by payer status. Costs were adjusted for inflation to 2021 dollars using US Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index. RESULTS On average 610,998 VHRs were performed per year. Most were outpatient (67.3% per year), and open (70.7%). MIS procedures increased from 25.8% to 32.8% of all VHRs. Inpatient OVHR had significantly higher associated cost than MISVHR [$35,511 (34,100-36,921) vs. $21,165 (19,664-22,665 in 2019]. Outpatient MISVHR was more expensive than OVHR [$11,558 (11,174-11,942 MIS vs. $6807 (6620-6994) OVHR in 2019]. The estimated cost of an inpatient MISVHR remained similar between 2016 and 2019, from $20,076 (13,374-20,777) to $21,165 (19,664-22,665) and increased slightly from $9975 (9639-10,312) to $11,558 (11,174-11,942) in the outpatient setting. The estimated cost of an inpatient OVHR increased from $31,383 (30,338-32,428) to $35,511 (34,100-36,921), while outpatient costs increased from $6018 (5860-6175) to $6807 (6620-6994). VHR costs decreased slightly over the study period to a mean cost of $9.7 billion dollars in 2019. CONCLUSION Compared to 2006 national data, VHRs in the United States have almost doubled to 611,000 per year with an estimated annual cost of $9.7 billion. A 1% decrease in VHR achieved through recurrence reduction or hernia prophylaxis could save the US healthcare system at least $139.9 million annually.
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- K A Schlosser
- Center for Abdominal Core Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
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- Center for Abdominal Core Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Abdominal Core Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Abdominal Core Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Abdominal Core Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Rappoport N, Shahian DM, Galai N, Aviel G, Keaney JF, Shapira OM. Volume-Outcome Relationship of Resternotomy Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Ann Thorac Surg 2022:S0003-4975(22)01390-X. [PMID: 36328096 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.09.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND We assessed volume-outcome relationships of resternotomy coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS We studied 1,362,218 first-time CABG and 93,985 resternotomy CABG patients reported to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database between 2010 and 2019. Primary outcomes were in-hospital mortality and mortality and morbidity (M&M) rates calculated per hospital and per surgeon. Outcomes were compared across 6 total cardiac surgery volume categories. Multivariable generalized linear mixed-effects models were used considering continuous case volume as the main exposure, adjusting for patient characteristics and within-surgeon and hospital variation. RESULTS We observed a decline in resternotomy CABG unadjusted mortality and M&M from the lowest to the highest case-volume categories (hospital-level mortality, 3.9% ± 0.6% to 3.3% ± 0.1%; M&M, 18.5% ± 1.1% to 15.7% ± 0.4%, P < .001; surgeon-level mortality, 4.1% ± 0.3% to 4.1% ± 1.3%; M&M, 18.5% ± 0.6% to 14.5% ± 2.2%, P < .001). Looking at outcomes vs continuous volume showed that beyond a minimum annual volume (hospital 200-300 cases; surgeon 100-150 cases, approximately), mortality and M&M rates did not further improve. Using individual-level data and adjusting for patient characteristics and clustering within surgeon and hospital, we found higher procedural volume was associated with improved surgeon-level outcomes (mortality adjusted odds ratio, 0.39/100 procedures; 95% CI, 0.24-0.61; M&M adjusted odds ratio, 0.37/100 procedures; 95% CI, 0.28-0.48; P < .001 for both). Hospital-level adjusted volume-outcomes associations were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS We observed an inverse relationship between total cardiac case volume and resternotomy CABG outcomes at the surgeon level only, indicating that individual surgeon's experience, rather than institutional volume, is the key determinant.
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- Nadav Rappoport
- Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery and The Center of Quality & Safety, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Statistics, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Israel
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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