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标题: CASE : Ischemic Heart Disease and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting [打印本页]

作者: xyz-cn99    时间: 2009-8-21 18:09
标题: CASE : Ischemic Heart Disease and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  the case from Yao and Artusio's Anesthesiology: Problem-Oriented Patient Management
  A 57-year-old man with triple coronary artery disease was scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting. He had a myocardial infarction 7 months ago. He was taking nitroglycerin, digoxin, propranolol, isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil), and nifedipine. His blood pressure was 120/80 mm Hg and his heart rate 60 beats per minute.


作者: xyz-cn99    时间: 2009-8-21 18:21
A. Medical Disease and Differential Diagnosis
A.1. What is triple-vessel coronary artery disease? Name the branches of the coronary arteries.
Triple-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD) usually involves the following:
The branches of coronary arteries are shown in Fig. 7.1. The sinus node is supplied by the RCA in about 50% to 60% of humans and by the LCX in the remaining 40% to 50%. The atrioventricular node (AVN) is provided by the RCA in 85% to 90% of humans and by the LCX in the remaining 10% to 15%; therefore, the RCA is dominant in 85% to 90% of patients. The most common arteries for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery are the LADA, the obtuse marginal artery, and the posterior descending artery.

A.2. What are the indications for coronary artery bypass grafting?
The indications for CABG consist of the need for improvement in the quality or quantity of life. Patients whose angina is not controlled by medical treatment or who have unacceptable side effects with such management should be considered for coronary revascularization.
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is currently accepted as the initial procedure of choice in selected patients with obstructive CAD. Since its introduction in 1978, PTCA has redefined the candidates for elective surgical myocardial revascularization. Patients with proximal discrete coronary artery stenosis are being referred for PTCA. The candidates who are not suitable for PTCA are usually referred for CABG. The candidates for CABG are usually older patients with more diffuse CAD and decreased left ventricular function. The following are indications for CABG:
A.3. What is percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty? Discuss its indications, contraindications, and results.
PTCA has developed rapidly since its introduction by Gruentzig in 1977. It is now an acceptable method of treating selected patients who have angina pectoris. This technique involves the passage of a small (3-French) catheter into the involved coronary artery and through the stenosis. With the balloon portion of the catheter straddling the stenosis, inflations are performed that result in enlargement of the stenotic lumen. The luminal widening is achieved by a controlled injury involving to a varying degree plaque compression, intimal fissures, and medial stretching.
The indications for PTCA have changed recently. With the available technology, PTCA is considered a therapeutic option in any individual with disabling ischemic symptoms despite good medical therapy and focal obstructive coronary disease regardless of cause. The indications for PTCA are as follows:
PTCA is contraindicated in the following:
The results of PTCA are as follows: The primary success rate is about 90%. The restenosis rate is about 30% 6 months after the procedure. Dilation is again performed with a 90% success rate. The artery tends to remain patent after the second angioplasty. With the introduction of the coronary stent, the restenosis rate after PTCA has been decreasing.

A.4. What are the results of coronary artery bypass surgery?
  Kuan, Bernstein, and Ellestad reported a perioperative myocardial infarction rate of 4% to 6%. The overall operative mortality rate of CABG at major medical centers is about 1%. Reoperation is associated with a higher operative mortality, about 2% to 3%. Rahimtoola and colleagues studied the status of patients who had coronary bypass surgery for unstable angina 10 years previously. The 1-month mortality rate was 1.8%. The 5-year survival rate was 92%, and the 10-year survival rate was 83%. Coronary bypass surgery was repeated at a rate of 1% to 2% per year; 81% of patients were angina free or had only mild angina. Loop and colleagues found that the 10-year survival rate among the group receiving the internal mammary artery graft, compared with the group receiving the vein grafts (exclusive of hospital deaths), was 93.4% versus 88% for those with one-vessel disease; 90.0% versus 79.5% for those with two-vessel disease; and 82.6% versus 71.0% for those with three-vessel disease. At the end of the first 10 postoperative years, the patency of internal mammary artery grafts is 85% to 95%, whereas the patency of saphenous vein grafts is only 38% to 45%.
  A systematic overview of the seven randomized trials that compared coronary bypass surgery with medical therapy between 1972 and 1984 yielded 2,649 patients. Patients undergoing CABG had a significantly lower mortality at 5, 7, and 10 years, but by 10 years, 41% of the patients initially randomized to medical therapy had undergone CABG. Thus, coronary bypass surgery prolongs survival in patients with significant left main CAD irrespective of symptoms, in patients with multivessel disease and impaired left ventricular function, and in patients with three-vessel disease that includes the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (irrespective of left ventricular function). Surgical therapy also has been demonstrated to prolong life in patients with two-vessel disease and left ventricular dysfunction, particularly in those with a critical stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. Although no study has documented a survival benefit with surgical treatment in patients with single-vessel disease, there is some evidence that such patients who have impaired left ventricular function have a poor long-term survival rate. Such patients with angina and/or evidence of ischemia at a low or moderate level of exercise, especially those with obstruction of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery, may benefit from coronary revascularization by either angioplasty or bypass surgery.
作者: xyz-cn99    时间: 2009-8-21 18:29
B. Preoperative Evaluation and Preparation
B.1. What preoperative tests would you order?
In addition to the routine systemic examinations of all organ systems, special attention should be paid to circulatory functions.
B.2. How do you evaluate the patient's left ventricular function?
(See Chapter 8, section A.3.)

B.3. What are the three major determinants of myocardial oxygen consumption? How are they measured clinically?
The three major determinants of myocardial oxygen consumption are myocardial wall tension, contractility, and heart rate (HR). They are measured as follows: Myocardial Wall Tension
Contractility
Heart Rate
.4. What are the rate pressure product and the triple index?

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