Evaluation of Flow Characteristics of the Left Internal Thoracic Artery Graft: Perioperative Color Doppler Ultrasonography versus Intraoperative Free-Bleeding Technique
AUTOR(ES)
Cagli, Kerim
RESUMO
From October 2000 through April 2001, we prospectively evaluated the flow characteristics of the left internal thoracic artery (LITA) graft in a homogenous group of 44 men with isolated severe proximal left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis who underwent elective coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass. We performed transthoracic color Doppler ultrasonography preoperatively and repeated this examination in each patient between the 5th and 7th postoperative days, obtaining cross-sectional area, total flow volume, diastolic velocity, systolic velocity, mean velocity, pulsatility index, and resistance index. These results were compared with those of the intraoperative free-bleeding technique.
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