Research Article

Coronary Angiography Characteristics of Symptomatic Patients with Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: A Descriptive Study

Table 3

CAG characteristics of diseased grafts in symptomatic patients with prior CABG (1408 diseased grafts in total 2877 grafts).

VariablesMTPCI value
n = 480n = 928

Diseased grafts46.8% (480/1025)50.1% (928/1852)0.067
 Type of diseased graft0.137
  Arterial graft76 (15.8%)175 (18.9%)
  SVG404 (84.2%)753 (81.1%)
 Anastomosis territory0.928
  LAD territory167 (34.8%)321 (34.6%)
  LCX territory129 (26.9%)258 (27.8%)
  RCA territory184 (38.3%)349 (37.6%)
 Anastomosis type0.525
  Individual168 (35.0%)342 (36.9%)
  Sequential312 (65.0%)586 (63.1%)
 Lesion characteristics0.003
  CTO397 (82.7%)694 (74.8%)
  Stenosis83 (17.3%)234 (25.2%)
  70%–80%48 (57.8%)66 (28.2%)
  80%–90%18 (21.7%)46 (19.7%)
  90%–99%17 (20.5%)121 (51.7%)
 Lesion location0.002
  Aortic anastomosis61 (12.7%)131 (14.1%)
  Body49 (10.2%)150 (16.2%)
  Distal anastomosis85 (17.7%)158 (17.0%)
  Unknown285 (59.4%)489 (52.7%)

CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; CAG = coronary angiography; CTO = chronic total occlusion; LAD = left anterior descending artery; LCX = left anterior descending artery; MT = medical therapy; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; RCA = right coronary artery; SVG = saphenous vein graft.