Open AccessInfluence of external stenting on venous graft flow parameters in coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized study
Author(s) -
Sanaz Amin,
Raphael S. Werner,
Per Lav Madsen,
George Krasopoulos,
David P. Taggart
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivy007
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , timi , stent , perioperative , artery , bypass grafting , surgery , myocardial infarction , percutaneous coronary intervention
Long-term patency of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) remains a concern after coronary artery bypass grafting. Interventions to overcome this problem include monitoring intraoperative flow profile and, more recently, external stenting of SVGs. It is not known to what extent external stenting changes the perioperative flow characteristics of SVGs. The aim of this study was to assess whether the presence of an external stent affects perioperative graft flow parameters as evaluated by transit time flowmetry.
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