Background: The evidence respecting the superior patency of ITA-grafts compared to SVG is conclusive. This study evaluates the angiographic findings in 1,189 symptomatic patients who received either one or both ITA-grafts with or without additional SVG.
Methods: 1,189 patients (975 males, aged 62.4 +/- 9.1 years), operated between 2/93 and 7/05, underwent angiography due to reappearance of angina. Data were compared for patency of single ITA (n = 618), bilateral ITA (n = 416) or SVG (n = 2,218). Re-catherization was performed after 3.8 +/- 2.7 years. Severe bypass stenosis or graft occlusion was related to the target vessels.
Results: 3,668 bypasses were performed in 1189 patients. The occlusion rate was 16.5 % for SVG and 7.0 % for all ITAs ( P < 0.001). Severe stenosis was detected in 4.8 % of SVG and in 3.7 % of ITAs ( P < 0.05). Patency was 89.6 % for LITA, 88.7 % for RITA, and 78.7 % for SVG. The occlusion rate for LITA was: to LAD 6.6 %, DIA 8.5 %, obtuse marginal branch/CX 11.5 %. The occlusion rate for RITA was: to LAD 4.6 %, RCA 9.1 %., diag. branch 7.1 %. The occlusion rate for vein grafts was: to LAD 17.3 %, DIA 14.4 %, obtuse marginal branch/CX 15.9 %, to RCA 17.0 %. Patency for all ITAs was 89.3 % vs.78.7 % for all SVG ( P < 0.05). Despite symptoms, bypass patency was found in 711 patients (59.8 %).
Conclusion: The superior patency of ITA-grafts could be documented angiographically in a negatively selected, symptomatic population. Graft occlusion was at least twofold higher for SVG.
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