Research Article

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

Table 4

CAG characteristics of ischemic territory and relevant native coronary arteries in symptomatic patients with prior CABG (n = 993).

VariablesMTPCI value
n = 351n = 642

Ischemic territory0.001
 One territory186 (53.0%)260 (40.5%)0.658
  LAD52 (28.0%)73 (28.1%)
  LCX66 (35.5%)81 (31.2%)
  RCA68 (36.5%)106 (40.8%)
 Two territories134 (38.2%)290 (45.2%)0.378
  LAD + LCX22 (16.4%)64 (22.1%)
  LAD + RCA22 (16.4%)44 (15.2%)
  LCX + RCA90 (67.2%)182 (62.8%)
 Three territories31 (8.8%)92 (14.3%)NS
  LAD + LCX + RCA31 (100.0%)92 (100.0%)
Classification of CADψ
 Type A0 (0.0%)244 (38.0%)
 Type B68 (19.4%)9 (1.4%)
 Type C283 (80.6%)389 (60.6%)
Lesion characteristics
 CTO192 (54.7%)321 (50.0%)0.163
 Diffuse lesions173 (49.3%)96 (15.0%)
 Branches involved97 (27.6%)201 (31.3%)0.247
 Opening involved97 (27.6%)195 (30.4%)0.383

CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; CAD = coronary artery disease; CAG = coronary angiography; CTO = chronic total occlusion; LAD = left anterior descending artery; LCX = left anterior descending artery; MT = medical therapy; NS = not significant; RCA = right coronary artery; ψ = ACC/AHA Classification of CAD.