Does Moderate Coronary Stenosis Affect the Fate of the Left Internal Thoracic Artery Graft?
In this study we try to observe the fate of the left internal thoracic artery
grafts that were bypassed to left anterior descending artery with moderate
stenosis identified with fractional flow reserve (FFR) technique. Doppler
ultrasonography was chosen as a noninvasive screening method.Methods: A total of 30 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting
depending on results of the fractional flow reserve between January 2007 and
January 2012, were subjected to transthoracic color Doppler ultrasonographic
evaluation irrespective of the presence of symptoms, and the presence of a
systolic-diastolic flow ...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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