Marek Gwozdziewicz1. 1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The number of patients undergoing technically demanding off-pump myocardial revascularization is increasing, these days. Some researchers question the quality of the aortocoronary bypasses done on the beating heart and consequently their good patency. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 50 consecutive patients underwent off pump coronary surgery using sequential bypass technique, at our department. The quality of constructed grafts was evaluated using the CardioMed Trace System (CM4008, Medi-Stim As, Oslo, Norway) (TTFM). RESULTS: All sequential bypasses showed good per-operative quality with a mean fl ow of 69.4 ml/min. CONCLUSION: TTFM seems to be an effective tool for the per-operative aortocoronary bypass patency verification and should help to prevent early graft occlusion. ABBREVIATIONS: TTFM transit time flow meter.
INTRODUCTION: The number of patients undergoing technically demanding off-pump myocardial revascularization is increasing, these days. Some researchers question the quality of the aortocoronary bypasses done on the beating heart and consequently their good patency. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 50 consecutive patients underwent off pump coronary surgery using sequential bypass technique, at our department. The quality of constructed grafts was evaluated using the CardioMed Trace System (CM4008, Medi-Stim As, Oslo, Norway) (TTFM). RESULTS: All sequential bypasses showed good per-operative quality with a mean fl ow of 69.4 ml/min. CONCLUSION: TTFM seems to be an effective tool for the per-operative aortocoronary bypass patency verification and should help to prevent early graft occlusion. ABBREVIATIONS: TTFM transit time flow meter.
Authors: Daniel J F M Thuijs; Margreet W A Bekker; David P Taggart; A Pieter Kappetein; Teresa M Kieser; Daniel Wendt; Gabriele Di Giammarco; Gregory D Trachiotis; John D Puskas; Stuart J Head Journal: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg Date: 2019-10-01 Impact factor: 4.191