title: Intraoperative angiography for quality control in MIDCAB and OPCAB.
abstract: We present our initial experience with intraoperative angiographic evaluation of coronary artery bypass grafts placed on the beating heart. Thirty-three grafts were investigated in 23 patients. Transfemoral angiography was performed using an OEC 9800 mobile C-arm. Spasm of the graft and/or target vessel was present in 11 grafts, two grafts were severely stenosed requiring surgical revision. In a third case an additional bypass graft was placed due to angiography findings. There was no hospital mortality and no significant perioperative myocardial ischemic event. All patients were free of angina 6 months postoperatively. Intraoperative angiography seems to reveal valuable information in beating heart coronary surgery.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011786:Quality Control