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Arterial conduit shear stress following bypass grafting for intermediate coronary artery stenosis: a comparative study with saphenous vein grafts.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15037275     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: Graft failure has been reported when the arterial conduit, such as the internal thoracic artery (ITA) or the right gastroepiploic artery (GEA), is grafted to a lower grade coronary artery stenosis. The shear stress as a significant factor affecting graft patency was compared between the arterial conduit and the saphenous vein graft (SVG) after surgery. METHODS: In 101 patients, 40 ITAs, 27 GEAs and 34 SVGs were examined using a Doppler-tipped guide wire during postoperative angiography. The graft flow volume and shear stress were calculated from velocity and diameter data. The study grafts were classified according to the grade of native coronary artery stenosis: group L had more than 50 up to 75% stenosis, and group H had more than 75% stenosis. Group H consisted of 25 ITAs, 17 GEAs and 21 SVGs, while group L consisted of 15 ITAs, 10 GEAs and 13 SVGs. RESULTS: In group H, graft flow volume did not significantly differ among the ITA (34+/-11 ml/min), GEA (36+/-16 ml/min) and SVG (41+/-15 ml/min), and graft shear stress significantly (ITA vs. GEA P<0.0001; GEA vs. SVG P<0.01) differed among the ITA (16.0+/-4.8dyn/cm(2)), GEA (9.1+/-3.2dyn/cm(2)) and SVG (4.8+/-1.6dyn/cm(2)). In group L, flow volume was lower (P<0.001) in the ITA (18+/-6 ml/min) and GEA (13+/-8 ml/min) than in the SVG (35+/-16 ml/min), and shear stress was significantly (P<0.001) greater in the ITA (13.7+/-4.9dyn/cm(2)) than the GEA (5.6+/-2.0dyn/cm(2)) or SVG (4.6+/-2.0dyn/cm(2)). CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that shear stress of the ITA is superior and maintained despite the flow volume being reduced by flow competition. Lower shear stress of the GEA for intermediate stenosis may be associated with the development of conduit failure.
Authors:
Tsuyoshi Shimizu; Shigeki Ito; Yujiro Kikuchi; Masaharu Misaka; Tetsuzo Hirayama; Shin Ishimaru; Akira Yamashina
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery     Volume:  25     ISSN:  1010-7940     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Cardiothorac Surg     Publication Date:  2004 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-03-23     Completed Date:  2004-04-29     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8804069     Medline TA:  Eur J Cardiothorac Surg     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  578-84     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery II, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan. tshimizu-cvs@umin.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Flow Velocity
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
Coronary Stenosis / surgery*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gastroepiploic Artery / physiopathology,  transplantation*
Heart Catheterization
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Period
Saphenous Vein / physiopathology,  transplantation
Stress, Mechanical
Thoracic Arteries / physiopathology,  transplantation*
Vascular Patency

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