Detection of internal thoracic artery dissection at coronary anastomosis using intraoperative 15-MHz high-frequency epicardial ultrasound

Circulation. 2014 Jun 3;129(22):e513-5. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.008705.

Authors

Taiju Watanabe¹, Hirokuni Arai², Keiji Oi¹, Tsuyoshi Hachimaru¹, Hidehito Kuroki¹, Tatsuki Fujiwara¹, Tomohiro Mizuno¹

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
² From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo, Japan. [email protected].

PMID: 24891628
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.008705

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Anastomosis, Surgical
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Dissection / etiology
Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / adverse effects*
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels / surgery*
Humans
Intraoperative Period
Male
Regional Blood Flow / physiology
Rupture, Spontaneous
Thoracic Arteries / diagnostic imaging*
Thoracic Arteries / surgery
Ultrasonography, Interventional