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ArticleJournal of cardiology cases2023

Flow characteristics of in-situ internal thoracic artery graft with competitive flow.

Yoshiyuki Takami, Atsuo Maekawa, Koji Yamana, Kiyotoshi Akita, Kentaro Amano, Yusuke Sakurai, Kazuki Matsuhashi, Wakana Niwa, Yasushi Takagi

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Article in Journal of cardiology cases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yoshiyuki TakamiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan.
Atsuo MaekawaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan.
Koji YamanaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan.
Kiyotoshi AkitaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan.
Kentaro AmanoDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan.
Yusuke SakuraiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan.
Kazuki MatsuhashiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan.
Wakana NiwaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan.
Yasushi TakagiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan.
Fujita Health University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report flow characteristics of an in-situ internal thoracic artery (LITA) graft with angiographically competitive flow to the left anterior descending artery (LAD), based upon intraoperative transit-time flow measurement (TTFM) during coronary artery bypass grafting with aortic valve replacement (AVR) and during re-AVR seven years later. Although intraoperative TTFM of the graft showed lower mean flow and higher pulsatility index, suggesting inadequate anastomosis, fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis of TTFM waveforms presented gradual waning of the amplitude, as shown in patent grafts. FFT analysis of the TTFM waveforms is helpful to judge the patency of LITA to LAD, even with competitive flow. Learning objective: The internal thoracic artery (LITA) graft to left anterior descending artery (LAD) with angiographically competitive flow shows gradual waning of the amplitude on fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis of the transit-time flow measurement (TTFM) waveforms, although lower mean graft flow, higher pulsatility index, and higher systolic reversal flow may suggest inadequate anastomosis. FFT analysis of the TTFM waveforms is useful to judge the patency of LITA to LAD, even with competitive flow.

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Competitive flowFractional flow reserveIn-situ internal thoracic artery graftLeft anterior descending arteryTransit-time flow measurement

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PMID38126056
PMCPMC10730272
OpenAlexW4386371200

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