title: Early postoperative assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency and anatomy: value of contrast-enhanced 16-MDCT with retrospectively ECG-gated reconstructions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of our study was to assess early postoperative patency and anatomy of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafts (CABGs) using retrospectively ECG-gated MDCT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Retrospectively ECG-gated MDCT is a promising noninvasive technique with which to assess early postoperative patency and anatomy of CABGs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, CHU Montpellier, 391 Avenue du Doyen Giraud, Montpellier 34295, France. h-vernhet@chu-montpellier.fr
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vernhet-Kovacsik
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Battistella
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Demaria
authors.forename: Jean Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pasquie
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bousquet
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dogas
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leclercq
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Albat
authors.forename: Jean Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Senac
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014654:Vascular Patency
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media