INTRAOPERATIVE DUPLEX STUDY OF INTERNAL THORACIC ARTERY SPASM DURING CORONARY-BYPASS

Authors
PALERME LP DEVARENNES B STEINMETZ OK
Citation
Lp. Palerme et al., INTRAOPERATIVE DUPLEX STUDY OF INTERNAL THORACIC ARTERY SPASM DURING CORONARY-BYPASS, Journal of cardiac surgery, 12(6), 1997, pp. 403-405
Citations number
4
Journal title
Journal of cardiac surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
08860440
Volume
12
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
403 - 405
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-0440(1997)12:6<403:IDSOIT>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
In this article, we document flow disturbance due to internal thoracic artery spasm (ITA) in a patient undergoing minimally invasive coronar y artery grafting. We used intraoperative duplex scanning. Application of systemic vasodilators resulted in rapid improvement of ITA flow, a s demonstrated by serial duplex examinations.