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==Indications for CABG== | ==Indications for CABG== | ||
CABG is the preferred treatment with:[2] | CABG is the preferred treatment with:[2] | ||
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*Diffuse disease not amendable to treatment with a PCI. | *Diffuse disease not amendable to treatment with a PCI. | ||
*CABG is the likely the preferred treatment with other high-risk patients such as those with [[severe ventricular dysfunction]] (i.e. low ejection fraction), or [[diabetes mellitus]] patients, particularly those with disease involving the left anterior descending artery.[2] | *CABG is the likely the preferred treatment with other high-risk patients such as those with [[severe ventricular dysfunction]] (i.e. low ejection fraction), or [[diabetes mellitus]] patients, particularly those with disease involving the left anterior descending artery.[2] | ||
Alternative treatments for coronary artery disease include: | |||
*Medical management ([[statins]], [[antihypertensives]], smoking cessation, tight blood sugar control in [[diabetics]]). | |||
*Percutaneous coronary intervention ([[PCI]])-Both PCI and CABG are more effective than medical management at relieving symptoms,[2] (e.g. [[angina]], [[dyspnea]], [[fatigue]]), but repeat procedures are required more frequently after PCI.[2] | |||
[[Category:Cardiac surgery]] | [[Category:Cardiac surgery]] |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Associate Editors-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2], Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D. [3]
Indications for CABG
CABG is the preferred treatment with:[2]
- Disease of the left main coronary artery (LMCA). LMCA disease is associated with sudden death; therefore, lesions of the LMCA are sometimes referred to as widow makers.
- Disease of all three coronary vessels (LAD, LCX and RCA).
- Diffuse disease not amendable to treatment with a PCI.
- CABG is the likely the preferred treatment with other high-risk patients such as those with severe ventricular dysfunction (i.e. low ejection fraction), or diabetes mellitus patients, particularly those with disease involving the left anterior descending artery.[2]
Alternative treatments for coronary artery disease include:
- Medical management (statins, antihypertensives, smoking cessation, tight blood sugar control in diabetics).
- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)-Both PCI and CABG are more effective than medical management at relieving symptoms,[2] (e.g. angina, dyspnea, fatigue), but repeat procedures are required more frequently after PCI.[2]