Outcomes among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts presenting with acute coronary syndrome: impact of revascularization

Background: Patients post-coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) can re-present with acute coronary syndrome (ACS); however, culprit lesion identification, as well as revascularization, is often challenging. Furthermore, the impact of revascularization in this patient group is relatively unknown. Objec...

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Main Authors: Hilary J. Bews, Brett Hiebert, Shuangbo Liu, John Ducas, Amir Ravandi, Kunal Minhas, Malek Kass, Michael P. Love, Harindra C. Wijeysundera, Ashish H. Shah
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/17539447241308047
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author Hilary J. Bews
Brett Hiebert
Shuangbo Liu
John Ducas
Amir Ravandi
Kunal Minhas
Malek Kass
Michael P. Love
Harindra C. Wijeysundera
Ashish H. Shah
author_facet Hilary J. Bews
Brett Hiebert
Shuangbo Liu
John Ducas
Amir Ravandi
Kunal Minhas
Malek Kass
Michael P. Love
Harindra C. Wijeysundera
Ashish H. Shah
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description Background: Patients post-coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) can re-present with acute coronary syndrome (ACS); however, culprit lesion identification, as well as revascularization, is often challenging. Furthermore, the impact of revascularization in this patient group is relatively unknown. Objectives: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with previous CABG surgery presenting with ACS. Methods: Using data from the Manitoba Center for Health Policy, we identified patients treated with CABG between April 1979 and March 2018, who subsequently presented with the primary diagnosis of ACS. Patients were divided into four groups: (1) managed medically and not investigated by cardiac catheterization and (2) investigated by cardiac catheterization and treated (2a) medically, (2b) with PCI, and (2c) with redo-CABG. Inverse probability treatment-weighted survival analyses were performed. Ethical approval was obtained from the local research board. Results: Nearly 20% of patients treated with CABG presented with ACS at a median of 7.2 years (age at the time of CABG: 66 years (interquartile range: 58–73 years); 75.6% male). Patients treated with PCI ( N  = 929) demonstrated improved survival compared to the patients investigated by catheterization but treated medically ( N  = 952; hazard ratio 0.87, 95% confidence interval 0.77–0.97, p  = 0.02). Patients who underwent redo CABG ( N  = 171) experienced 13% mortality within the first year, but subsequently, demonstrated a trend toward improved survival. Conclusion: ACS is not uncommon following CABG. Revascularization is associated with prognostic improvement; however, such could be accounted for by inherent group differences, including comorbidities and coronary anatomy These findings should be validated in a prospective randomized study.
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spelling doaj-art-0e1f0487b98943adb08aac578b0f47322025-01-02T14:03:20ZengSAGE PublishingTherapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease1753-94552025-01-011910.1177/17539447241308047Outcomes among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts presenting with acute coronary syndrome: impact of revascularizationHilary J. BewsBrett HiebertShuangbo LiuJohn DucasAmir RavandiKunal MinhasMalek KassMichael P. LoveHarindra C. WijeysunderaAshish H. ShahBackground: Patients post-coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) can re-present with acute coronary syndrome (ACS); however, culprit lesion identification, as well as revascularization, is often challenging. Furthermore, the impact of revascularization in this patient group is relatively unknown. Objectives: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with previous CABG surgery presenting with ACS. Methods: Using data from the Manitoba Center for Health Policy, we identified patients treated with CABG between April 1979 and March 2018, who subsequently presented with the primary diagnosis of ACS. Patients were divided into four groups: (1) managed medically and not investigated by cardiac catheterization and (2) investigated by cardiac catheterization and treated (2a) medically, (2b) with PCI, and (2c) with redo-CABG. Inverse probability treatment-weighted survival analyses were performed. Ethical approval was obtained from the local research board. Results: Nearly 20% of patients treated with CABG presented with ACS at a median of 7.2 years (age at the time of CABG: 66 years (interquartile range: 58–73 years); 75.6% male). Patients treated with PCI ( N  = 929) demonstrated improved survival compared to the patients investigated by catheterization but treated medically ( N  = 952; hazard ratio 0.87, 95% confidence interval 0.77–0.97, p  = 0.02). Patients who underwent redo CABG ( N  = 171) experienced 13% mortality within the first year, but subsequently, demonstrated a trend toward improved survival. Conclusion: ACS is not uncommon following CABG. Revascularization is associated with prognostic improvement; however, such could be accounted for by inherent group differences, including comorbidities and coronary anatomy These findings should be validated in a prospective randomized study.https://doi.org/10.1177/17539447241308047
spellingShingle Hilary J. Bews
Brett Hiebert
Shuangbo Liu
John Ducas
Amir Ravandi
Kunal Minhas
Malek Kass
Michael P. Love
Harindra C. Wijeysundera
Ashish H. Shah
Outcomes among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts presenting with acute coronary syndrome: impact of revascularization
Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
title Outcomes among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts presenting with acute coronary syndrome: impact of revascularization
title_full Outcomes among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts presenting with acute coronary syndrome: impact of revascularization
title_fullStr Outcomes among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts presenting with acute coronary syndrome: impact of revascularization
title_full_unstemmed Outcomes among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts presenting with acute coronary syndrome: impact of revascularization
title_short Outcomes among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts presenting with acute coronary syndrome: impact of revascularization
title_sort outcomes among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts presenting with acute coronary syndrome impact of revascularization
url https://doi.org/10.1177/17539447241308047
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