To investigate the effects of coronary artery bypass grafting in different bypass grafts on survival rate, angina recurrence rate and cardiac function in patients with diffuse right coronary artery disease.

Sixty-four patients with diffuse right coronary artery stenosis admitted to the hospital were enrolled. All patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and were divided into large saphenous vein group(40 cases) and internal mammary artery group(24 cases) according to the difference of graft vessels. The follow-up survival rate, bypass graft vascular/cardiac venous patency rate, angina recurrence rate, NYHA classification before and after surgery, left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF), and left ventricular diastolic end diameter(LVEDD) level of both groups were compared.

Comparison in the same group, NYHA cardiac function grading, LVEF and LVEDD levels were better than those before surgery(P<0.05). Compared with the great saphenous vein group, the difference of the venous patency/intracardiac venous patency rate and angina pectoris was better in the internal mammary artery group(P<0.05). At 1 year after operation, there was no significant difference in NYHA cardiac function grading, LVEF, LVEDD level and follow-up survival rate(P>0.05).

There is no significant difference in follow-up survival rate and long-term improvement of cardiac function between patients with diffuse right coronary artery stenosis undergoing coronary venous artery bypass grafting with saphenous vein and internal mammary artery bypass graft. However, the internal mammary artery is more helpful to improve the patency of the bypass graft vessel/cardiac vein and avoid the recurrence of angina pectoris.

Bridge vessel; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Diffuse right coronary artery stenosis