Intraoperative graft assessment and imaging of native coronary arteries.
Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018;
34:297-301. [PMID:
33060952 DOI:
10.1007/s12055-018-0697-0]
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Abstract
The evaluation of native coronary arteries in cardiac surgery represents a useful tool to detect coronary artery stenosis, identify the target artery, and choose the best anastomotic site. Intraoperative graft assessment is a fundamental step of coronary artery bypass grafting. It is able to reduce graft failure related to technical error, improving both short- and long-term outcome of patients submitted to surgical myocardial revascularization. Herein procedures of graft assessment are described, reporting their strengths and limitations.
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