Open AccessTopical vasodilator response in skeletonized internal mammary artery: Is there really a difference?
Author(s) -
Syed Raza Shah,
Syed Muhammad Ismail Shah,
Muhammad Ahmed Jangda,
Mohammad Danial Yaqub,
Ayesha Altaf Jangda,
Maham Khan,
Muhammad Ihtesham Khan,
B. Tomkins
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
avicenna journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-4464
pISSN - 2231-0770
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0770.197510
Subject(s) - medicine , vasodilation , blood flow , artery , mammary artery , internal thoracic artery , cardiology , surgery , bypass grafting
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery is the gold standard for the treatment of multivessel and left main coronary artery disease. However, there is considerable debate that whether left internal mammary artery (IMA) should be taken as pedicled or skeletonized. This study was conducted to assess the difference in blood flow after the application of topical vasodilator in skeletonized and pedicled IMA.