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Total Arterial Revascularization on Beating Heart: Experience in 803 Cases

Department of Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery, Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre, New Delhi, India

For reprint information contact: Subhash K Sinha, MCh Tel: 91 11 608 6951 Fax: 91 11 608 7661 email: sksinha{at}del3.vsnl.net.in Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre, M.B. Road, New Delhi 110 0062, India.

To avoid the deleterious effects of cardiopulmonary bypass, total arterial revascularization was performed on the beating heart, using an Octopus stabilizer, in this prospective study of 803 patients without selection bias. Single-vessel disease was present in 71 (9%) patients, double-vessel disease in 204 (25%), and triple-vessel disease in 528 (66%). An ejection fraction < 30% was found in 127 (16%) cases. Angiography was carried out before discharge in 204 (25%) patients. Grafts included left and right internal mammary arteries and the radial artery. There were 2,661 grafts placed with a mean of 3.31 grafts per patient (range, 1 to 6). Operative mortality was 0.5%. There was no postoperative stroke and few incidences of renal impairment, even in patients with chronic renal failure. Blood transfusion was not required in 558 (69%) patients. Mean hospital stay was 5.6 days. Overall angiographic patency was 98.6%. Total arterial revascularization on the beating heart was found to be safe, effective, and reproducible in almost all patients, with excellent short-term patency rates and minimal morbidity.

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