One-year performance of biorestorative polymeric coronary bypass grafts in an ovine model: correlation between early biomechanics and late serial Quantitative Flow Ratio.
Xinlei WuMasafumi OnoEric K W PoonNeil O'LearyRyo ToriiJohannes P JanssenShuang Jie ZhuYves VijgeboomMohammed S El-KurdiMartijn CoxJochen ReinöhlJouke DijkstraPeter BarlisWilliam WijnsJohan H C ReiberChristos V BourantasRenu VirmaniYoshinobu OnumaPatrick W J C SerruysPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
Despite the limited number of grafts, this study suggests an association between early abnormal mechanical factors and late flow metrics of the grafts. The understanding of the mechanical characteristics could help to improve this novel conduit.