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Coronary computed tomography angiography is widely used to evaluate the graft patency, but information on the progression of native-vessel disease remains limited. We sought to evaluate the impact of bypass grafting on native-vessel progression after. coronary artery bypass grafting. We evaluated new native-vessel occlusion defined as occlusion length >= 15 mm as a surrogate marker of native-vessel progression. We evaluated 911 patients with 2,271 nonoccluded vessels who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and received follow-up coronary computed tomography angiography. Over a mean follow-up period of 4.7 years, the new occlusion rates were 9.2% for left anterior descending artery (LAD), and 13.9% for non-LAD, respectively. For non-LAD, new occlusion rate of vessels with bypass grafts was higher compared to those without bypass graft regardless of baseline native vessel stenosis (intermediate stenosis: 8.6% vs 1.7%, p <0.001; severe stenosis: 20.5% vs 9.9%, p = 0.003). Furthermore, new occlusion rate of vessels with venous graft was the highest, followed by vessels with arterial graft and vessels without bypass graft, regardless of baseline stenosis (intermediate stenosis: 11.1% vs 5.2% vs 1.7%, p <0.001; severe stenosis: 23.7% vs 15.9% vs 9.9%, p <0.001). By multivariate analysis, bypass grafting was associated with new native-vessel occlusion for non-LAD (odds ratio 3.04, 95% confidence interval 1.79 to 5.14; p <0.001). Bypass graft was associated with new native-vessel disease progression regardless of baseline stenosis. In conclusion, the decision to bypass or leave a native vessel with intermediate stenosis should cautiously be considered. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Yoon, Sung-Han;  Kim, Young-Hak;  Yang, Dong Hyun;  Roh, Jae-Hyung;  Lee, Eun Young;  Lee, Pil Hyung;  Sugiyama, Daisuke;  Chang, Mineok;  Ahn, Jung-Min;  Choi, Won Jin;  Kang, Joon-Won;  Lim, Tae-Hwan;  Kim, Joon Bum;  Jung, Sung-Ho;  Chung, Cheol Hyun;  Choo, Suk Jung;  Lee, Jae Won;  Kang, Soo-Jin;  Park, Duk-Woo;  Lee, Seung-Whan;  Lee, Cheol Whan;  Park, Seong-Wook;  Park, Seung-Jung

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