Functional assessment of internal mammary artery bypass grafts: case reports and review of the literature.
The utility of intra-arterial Doppler flow in assessing internal mammary artery (IMA) bypass grafts has infrequently been reported. Two patients are described in which Doppler evaluation of the IMA graft provided valuable diagnostic information prior to intervention. Also provided is a review of the available literature concerning evaluation of pathology in IMA grafts.
Seligman
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Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Section of Cardiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912, USA.
Robinson
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Marks
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D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014465:Ultrasonics