Abstract
From 1978 to 1982, 92 of our 1704 patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery were 40 years of age or younger. Eighty-six were male and six were female. The main indications for surgery were refractory angina and unstable angina. A family history of heart disease, smoking, and hypertension were major risk factors. The majority of patients had triple vessel disease, and six had left main lesions. Left ventricular function was moderately or severely impaired in 24.
Coronary revascularization was performed with internal mammary and saphenous vein conduits, with a mean of 3.7 grafts per patient (range, 1 to 7). There was no operative mortality, but one patient required an intraaortic balloon pump. Perioperative infarction determined by Q waves occurred in one patient, while eight had enzymatic evidence of infarction.
Late follow-up to 60 months showed three late deaths of cardiac origin. Eighty-three survivors were greatly improved, and 50 were asymptomatic. Sixty-five patients returned to work. Seventy percent of smokers stopped smoking; half the patients exercised regularly, and half maintained dietary modifications.
Coronary bypass grafting is an effective rehabilitation procedure in the young. Long-term attention to risk factors and life style is required to maintain a beneficial outcome.
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