Detection of Internal Thoracic Artery Dissection at Coronary Anastomosis Using Intraoperative 15-MHz High-Frequency Epicardial Ultrasound

T. Watanabe, H. Arai, K. Oi, T. Hachimaru, H. Kuroki, T. Fujiwara, T. Mizuno
2014 Circulation  
The online-only Data Supplement is available with this article at http://circ.ahajournals.org/lookup/suppl/Figure 3. Intraoperative evaluation after the revision of the anastomosis by using transit time flow measurement. The anastomosis was successfully revised by using transit-time flow measurement to confirm an adequate flow value of 36 mL/min with acceptable flow pattern, pulsatility index, and diastolic filling. DF indicates diastolic filling; HR, heart rate; LAD, left anterior descending
more » ... tery; LITA, left internal thoracic artery; and PI, pulsatility index. by guest on July 22, 2018
doi:10.1161/circulationaha.114.008705 pmid:24891628 fatcat:rl7c6ki52zeh3d6omaxsa5twiu