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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:137
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

Louis P. Perrault, MD, PhDa, Roland G. Demaria, MDa

a Department of Surgery, Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Belanger St East, Montreal, PQ H1T 1C8, Canada

e-mail: lpperrau@icm.umontreal.ca

The main interest and originality of this clinical report resides in the long-term assessment of the functional properties of the pedicled internal thoracic artery (ITA) as a graft for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). Currently, perioperative assessment of ITA flow with Doppler flowmeters is performed routinely after performance of coronary bypasses to rule out anastomotic stenosis, insufficient inflow and flow compromise. However, the flow dynamics of ITA grafts at long term have not been studied . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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