Key result
Echocardiography evaluates anastomosis patency during minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass, with a patent anastomosis showing a diastolic/systolic velocity ratio >1.
Population
Patients undergoing Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass (MIDCAB)
Design
Review
Authors
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May support echocardiography for MIDCAB patency assessment; leaves open prospective validation of velocity ratio threshold.
Echocardiography is a valuable tool for patient selection, intraoperative monitoring, and assessing anastomosis patency in MIDCAB procedures.
Kasliwal et al. (1999) conducted a review in Coronary artery disease requiring bypass. Echocardiography was evaluated. Echocardiography evaluates anastomosis patency during minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass, with a patent anastomosis showing a diastolic/systolic velocity ratio >1.
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