Can left internal mammary artery side branches affect blood flow rate?
CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.119-121, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Dergi Adı: CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.119-121
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
The left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is the most commonly used arterial graft for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and occluding the LIMA side branches during surgery is important to avoid myocardial ischaemia afterwards. In this study we investigated the incidence of patent LIMA graft side branches in our coronary angiography series, and compared LIMA flow rate changes by means of the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame count in patients with and without LIMA graft side branches.