Publications by authors named "Francis V DiPierro"

Background: We examined a recent regional experience to determine the effect of a prior cardiac operation on short-term and midterm outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: We identified 20,703 patients who underwent nonemergent CABG at 8 centers in northern New England from 2000 to 2008, of whom 818 (3.8%) had undergone prior cardiac operations.

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Introduction: The long-term clinical usefulness of conventional coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CCAB) versus off-pump surgery (OPCAB) remains controversial. Long-term survival and elevation in cardiac troponin T (cTnT) concentration following CCAB and OPCAB have not been assessed. We tested the hypothesis that long-term survival rates for CCAB and OPCAB patients were similar when stratified by cTnT concentration.

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Background: Conventional coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CCAB) has been associated with greater myocardial injury than off-pump surgery (OPCAB). However, the extent of myocardial injury following CCAB and OPCAB has not been assessed by priority of surgery or the number of diseased vessels. We tested the hypothesis that the additional myocardial injury associated with CCAB compared with OPCAB is sustained when patients are stratified by priority and 2- or 3-vessel disease.

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