Comparison of results of coronary angioplasty during acute myocardial infarction with and without previous coronary bypass surgery

Abstract Six hundred one consecutive patients undergoing reperfusion within 6 hours of acute myocardial infarction were studied with regard to impact of previous coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on direct coronary angioplasty performance and results. Forty-nine patients (8%) had previously undergone CABG, whereas 552 (92%) had not. Direct angioplasty was used for reperfusion in 35 patients (71%) in the CABG group, and in 258 (47%) in the non-CABG group (p