Intraoperative transit time flow measurements during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: The impact of coronary stenosis on competitive flow.

Frank R HalfwerkPien SpoorSilvia Mariani Rob HagmeijerJan G Grandjean

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)

Routine snaring of the LAD with CFI calculation during coronary artery bypass grafting is useful to detect significant competitive flow in LIMA grafts, potentially preventing unnecessary intraoperative graft revisions.

Keyphrases

coronary artery bypass
coronary artery bypass grafting
percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
patients undergoing
minimally invasive
clinical practice
heart failure
transcatheter aortic valve replacement