A technique for evaluating competitive flow for intraoperative decision making in coronary artery surgery.

Bolotin, Gil; Kypson, Alan P; Nifong, L Wiley; Chitwood, W Randolph · Ann Thorac Surg · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The effect of native coronary competitive flow on the patency of arterial and saphenous vein grafts is controversial. We use a simple intraoperative technique to evaluate competitive flow that allows us to make informed intraoperative decisions regarding anastomotic quality, vessel runoff, and competing native coronary blood flow.

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