2022
Graft flow evaluation with intraoperative transit-time flow measurement in off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
Leviner D, Rosati C, von Mücke Similon M, Amabile A, Thuijs D, Di Giammarco G, Wendt D, Trachiotis G, Kieser T, Kappetein A, Head S, Taggart D, Puskas J. Graft flow evaluation with intraoperative transit-time flow measurement in off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. JTCVS Techniques 2022, 15: 95-106. PMID: 36276694, PMCID: PMC9579515, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean graft flowMean arterial pressureONCAB groupPulsatility indexDiastolic fractionOPCAB groupIntraoperative transit time flow measurementPump coronary artery bypass proceduresPump coronary artery bypassPropensity score-matched comparisonCoronary artery bypass proceduresCoronary artery bypassPrimary end pointTransit-time flow measurementArtery bypass proceduresArtery bypassOPCAB proceduresOPCAB surgeryVenous graftsArterial pressureBypass proceduresGraft flowSurgery StudyArterial graftsSingle graft
2021
Transit time flow measurement of coronary bypass grafts before and after protamine administration
Leviner DB, von Mücke Similon M, Rosati CM, Amabile A, Thuijs DJFM, Giammarco GD, Wendt D, Trachiotis GD, Kieser TM, Kappetein AP, Head SJ, Taggart DP, Puskas JD. Transit time flow measurement of coronary bypass grafts before and after protamine administration. Journal Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2021, 16: 195. PMID: 34243799, PMCID: PMC8268198, DOI: 10.1186/s13019-021-01575-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransit-time flow measurementProtamine administrationTTFM parametersSingle graftAdministration of protamineCoronary bypass graftsSpecific clinical situationsGraft quality assessmentCoronary surgeryCABG proceduresBypass graftGraft assessmentVenous conduitsMethodsThe databaseIntraoperative changesGraft performanceClinical situationsGraftMixed graftAdministrationGraft analysisCoupling indexMAP rangeSmall increaseFlow measurements