Transit Time Flowmetry in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting-experience at Queen Alia Heart Institute, Jordan
Objectives: To assess the results of transit time flowmetry (TTF) on a consecutive group of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients at Queen Alia Heart Institute.Methods: Intraoperative flow measurements of a consecutive group of 436 CABG patients. The flow pattern for each coronary artery s...
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| description | Objectives: To assess the results of transit time flowmetry (TTF) on a consecutive group of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients at Queen Alia Heart Institute.Methods: Intraoperative flow measurements of a consecutive group of 436 CABG patients. The flow pattern for each coronary artery system was assessed including mean flows, pulsatility index (PI) and the need for revision.Results: A total of 1394 grafts in 436 patients were assessed (3.2 grafts per patient), wherein 100 grafts showed inadequate flowmetry results (7.2%); most of which were in the circumflex and right coronary artery systems with a percentage of 9.4% and the least in the LAD system with a percentage of 4.4%. The mean flow of grafts to the LAD system was 33.4±5.3 mL/min with a PI of 2.4±0.4; while the mean for grafts to the circumflex artery systemwas 35.1±7.2 mL/min with a PI of 3.5±0.7. The mean for theright coronary artery was 38.4±5.9 mL/min with a PI of 2.6±0.6. Revisions occurred in five patients (1.1%). Suboptimal grafts to the LAD system exhibited a flow of 14.1±7.4 mL/min with a PI of 6.9±1.7. While for the circumflex system a flow of 5.5±3.6 mL/min was reported with a PI of 10.4±7.8; and for the right coronary system a flow of 7.2±5.3 mL/min with a PI of 9.1±5.7 was reported.Conclusion: Grafts to the LAD system showed the best flowmetry results compared to grafts to the circumflex and right coronary systems. A proportion of poor grafts were revised. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5fe560882e44ef5b2de891ffe0ad2b62022-12-21T18:29:48ZengOman Medical Specialty BoardOman Medical Journal1999-768X2070-52042012-11-01276475477Transit Time Flowmetry in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting-experience at Queen Alia Heart Institute, JordanBasel HarahshehObjectives: To assess the results of transit time flowmetry (TTF) on a consecutive group of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients at Queen Alia Heart Institute.Methods: Intraoperative flow measurements of a consecutive group of 436 CABG patients. The flow pattern for each coronary artery system was assessed including mean flows, pulsatility index (PI) and the need for revision.Results: A total of 1394 grafts in 436 patients were assessed (3.2 grafts per patient), wherein 100 grafts showed inadequate flowmetry results (7.2%); most of which were in the circumflex and right coronary artery systems with a percentage of 9.4% and the least in the LAD system with a percentage of 4.4%. The mean flow of grafts to the LAD system was 33.4±5.3 mL/min with a PI of 2.4±0.4; while the mean for grafts to the circumflex artery systemwas 35.1±7.2 mL/min with a PI of 3.5±0.7. The mean for theright coronary artery was 38.4±5.9 mL/min with a PI of 2.6±0.6. Revisions occurred in five patients (1.1%). Suboptimal grafts to the LAD system exhibited a flow of 14.1±7.4 mL/min with a PI of 6.9±1.7. While for the circumflex system a flow of 5.5±3.6 mL/min was reported with a PI of 10.4±7.8; and for the right coronary system a flow of 7.2±5.3 mL/min with a PI of 9.1±5.7 was reported.Conclusion: Grafts to the LAD system showed the best flowmetry results compared to grafts to the circumflex and right coronary systems. A proportion of poor grafts were revised.http://www.omjournal.org/fultext_PDF.aspx?DetailsID=308&type=fultextTransit Time FlowmetryCABGOutcomes. |
| spellingShingle | Basel Harahsheh Transit Time Flowmetry in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting-experience at Queen Alia Heart Institute, Jordan Oman Medical Journal Transit Time Flowmetry CABG Outcomes. |
| title | Transit Time Flowmetry in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting-experience at Queen Alia Heart Institute, Jordan |
| title_full | Transit Time Flowmetry in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting-experience at Queen Alia Heart Institute, Jordan |
| title_fullStr | Transit Time Flowmetry in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting-experience at Queen Alia Heart Institute, Jordan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transit Time Flowmetry in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting-experience at Queen Alia Heart Institute, Jordan |
| title_short | Transit Time Flowmetry in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting-experience at Queen Alia Heart Institute, Jordan |
| title_sort | transit time flowmetry in coronary artery bypass grafting experience at queen alia heart institute jordan |
| topic | Transit Time Flowmetry CABG Outcomes. |
| url | http://www.omjournal.org/fultext_PDF.aspx?DetailsID=308&type=fultext |
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