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 changesRiskOptical Coherence Tomography Imaging as a Quality Assurance Tool for Evaluating Endoscopic Harvest of the Radial Artery
Burris N, Brown E, Grant M, Kon Z, Gibber M, Gu J, Schwartz K, Kallam S, Joshi A, Vitali R, Poston R. Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging as a Quality Assurance Tool for Evaluating Endoscopic Harvest of the Radial Artery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2008, 85: 1271-1277. PMID: 18355508, PMCID: PMC2636971, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCadaverCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseEndoscopyEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObserver VariationProbabilityQuality ControlRadial ArteryRadiographyReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisTissue and Organ HarvestingTomography, Optical CoherenceVascular PatencyConceptsEndoscopic radial artery harvestOpen harvestOptical coherence tomography (OCT) imagingIntimal injuryIntimal disruptionCoronary artery bypass graft patientsLuminal volumeTomography imagingRadial artery conduitsBypass graft patientsRadial artery harvestOCT imagingLuminal surfaceRA graftsArtery conduitCABG patientsGraft patientsBranch injuryOCT findingsEndoscopic harvestRA harvestRadial arterySerial imagingCatheter-based OCTBranch ostium