title: Follow-up of coronary artery bypass graft patency by multislice computed tomography.
abstract: Fifty-two consecutive asymptomatic patients with a total of 166 bypass grafts were investigated by 16-slice computed tomography (CT) 15 +/- 5 days before invasive coronary angiography. Overall, 165 grafts (99.4%) were assessable with multislice CT (MSCT). Coronary angiography showed that 111 grafts (67%) were patent and 54 (33%) were occluded. Of the patent grafts, 22 had high-grade stenoses. MSCT correctly classified 111 grafts as patent and 54 as occluded. Of the patent grafts, 16-slice CT correctly detected 21 bypass stenoses (95%). These results yielded 100% sensitivity and specificity of 16-slice CT for detecting bypass grafts occlusion and 96% sensitivity and 100% specificity for detecting high-grade stenoses in patent grafts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico Hospital, Modena, Italy. emiliochiurlia@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chiurlia
authors.forename: Mila
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menozzi
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ratti
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Modena
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency