Conclusions
Re-sternotomy in the presence of patent grafts remains challenging with
high morbidity, mortality and prolonged length of stay. Long term
survival is significantly impaired by cardiovascular injury at
re-sternotomy and perioperative morbidity of surgery. Survival is less
than first time AVR and that for matched general population.
Acknowledgement – We thank Bradley Yee, senior database manager for
help with collection of the data.
Competing interests and funding - None