Complete arterial revascularization using bilateral internal mammary artery in T-graft technique for multivessel coronary artery disease in on- or off-pump approach: does gender lose its historical impact on clinical outcome?

Objectives: Higher rates of mortality and morbidity have been reported in women undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) compared with men. Different revascularization techniques (on-pump and off-pump) might influence this outcome.

Methods: We retrospectively analysed 3445 consecutively recruited patients (all comers) undergoing complete arterial CABG (CACABG) at a single centre between January 2000 and December 2012.

On-Pump versus Off-Pump Complete Arterial Revascularization Using Bilateral Internal Mammary Arteries and the T-Graft Technique: Clinical and Angiographic Results for 3,445 Patients in 13 Years of Follow-Up.

Background: This is an investigation of complete arterial coronary artery bypass grafting (CACABG) using bilateral internal mammary arteries (IMA) and the T-graft technique either on- or off-pump as a routine approach to treat coronary artery disease.

Methods: Between January 2000 and December 2012, 3,445 patients underwent on-pump (n = 2,216) or off-pump (n = 1,229) CACABG. A 30-day follow-up was performed prospectively, a long-term follow-up by a questionnaire, and coronary angiography in selected patients.