Key result
ECG-gated 16-MDCT shows promise for noninvasive assessment of early off-pump CABG graft patency.
Why the study?
Assessment of early postoperative patency and anatomy of off-pump CABGs using noninvasive imaging techniques was needed.
Can contrast-enhanced 16-MDCT with retrospectively ECG-gated reconstructions assess early postoperative patency and anatomy of off-pump CABGs?
Can contrast-enhanced 16-MDCT with retrospectively ECG-gated reconstructions assess early postoperative patency and anatomy of off-pump CABGs?
Contrast-enhanced 16-MDCT with retrospectively ECG-gated reconstructions is a promising noninvasive tool for evaluating early postoperative CABG patency.
Supports noninvasive early CABG assessment; leaves open validation against angiography before clinical adoption.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to assess early postoperative patency and anatomy of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafts (CABGs) using retrospectively ECG-gated MDCT. CONCLUSION: Retrospectively ECG-gated MDCT is a promising noninvasive technique with which to assess early postoperative patency and anatomy of CABGs.
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Vernhet‐Kovacsik et al. (2006) studied this question. Retrospectively ECG-gated 16-MDCT is a promising noninvasive technique for assessing early postoperative patency and anatomy of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafts.
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