Intraoperative detection of intimal lipid in the radial artery predicts degree of postoperative spasm
Brown E, Burris N, Kon Z, Grant M, Brazio P, Xu C, Laird P, Gu J, Kallam S, Desai P, Poston R. Intraoperative detection of intimal lipid in the radial artery predicts degree of postoperative spasm. Atherosclerosis 2008, 205: 466-471. PMID: 19264305, PMCID: PMC2717172, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative spasmRA conduitOptical coherence tomographyDistal RARisk of spasmCatheter-based optical coherence tomographyRA graftsCABG patientsBypass graftRadial arteryLuminal diameterIntimal abnormalitiesIntraoperative detectionSpasmIntimal lipidDay 5Lipid depositsCoherence tomographyProximal portionGraftDegree of attenuationDiameter changesOCT imagesSevere changesRisk