Retrosternal Deformations after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Using Statistical Shape Analysis.
Mehmet Senel BademciGokhan OcakogluCemal KocaaslanFatih Avni BayraktarKaptaniderya TayfurEbuzer AydinPublished in: Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery (2021)
Our study results showed narrowing of the retrosternal area following CABG and a shorter distance from the sternum to the pulmonary artery than the ascending aorta. Based on these findings, surgeons should be cautious about possible injuries in patients requiring cardiac surgery with repeated median sternotomy.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery bypass
- pulmonary artery
- coronary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- cardiac surgery
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- acute kidney injury
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- aortic valve replacement
- atrial fibrillation