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  • Title: Assessment of left ventricular function during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery.
    Author: Royse CF, Royse AG, Wong CT.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg; 2003 Dec; 9(6):371-7. PubMed ID: 15003098.
    Abstract:
    Left ventricular function is commonly impaired following cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest. Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCABG) offers promise of better myocardial protection, although the effect of multiple regional ischemic events on global myocardial function is unknown. Twenty-eight patients undergoing multivessel OPCABG were assessed with transesophageal echocardiography and pulmonary artery catheterization prior to and following revascularization. Both load-dependent and relatively load-independent measurements of systolic and diastolic performance were measured. Mean +/- SD age was 62+/-8.3 years, grafts performed were 3.8+/-1.6, and 28% of patients had fractional area change (FAC) <50%. Blood pressure was lower following OPCABG associated with a fall in systemic vascular resistance. There was no difference in measurements of systolic functional FAC, cardiac index, or afterload-corrected FAC. Diastolic function appeared to improve based on mitral inflow and pulmonary vein Doppler measurements, but this occurred at a significantly lower pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and end-diastolic area. No change in diastolic function was found using less load sensitive indices of diastolic function (color M-mode Doppler, tissue Doppler and instantaneous end-diastolic stiffness). Left ventricular systolic and diastolic function is preserved following multivessel OPCABG.
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