Long-term follow-up, computed tomography, and computational fluid dynamics of the Cabrol procedure. 2010

Joseph Knight, and Stephan Baumüller, and Vartan Kurtcuoglu, and Marko Turina, and Juraj Turina, and Ulrich Schurr, and Dimos Poulikakos, and William Marshall, and Hatem Alkadhi
Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

OBJECTIVE The Cabrol procedure is characterized by insertion of an ascending aortic composite graft with reimplantation of the coronary arteries by the interposition of a graft tube. Our purpose is to report the clinical long-term follow-up and computed tomographic findings in patients having undergone the Cabrol procedure and to determine blood flow in the Cabrol graft using computational fluid dynamics. METHODS Clinical follow-up (76.6 +/- 16.6 months) and dual-source computed tomographic angiography data of 7 patients (all men, mean age 54.9 +/- 9.6 years) with 12 Cabrol grafts (left main coronary artery, n = 7; right coronary artery, n = 5) were reviewed. In 2 patients, the right coronary artery was directly reattached to the aortic graft. Computational fluid dynamics were calculated using computed tomographic data of a patient with the Cabrol procedure and compared with those in a Valsalva graft and a healthy aortic root. RESULTS Computed tomography showed Cabrol graft occlusions to 1 of 7 (14%) left main and of 2 of 5 (40%) right coronary arteries. Six grafts to the left main and 3 to the right coronary artery were fully patent, similar to the 2 directly reattached right coronary arteries to the aortic graft. Computational fluid dynamics results show similar blood flow parameters into the coronaries for the healthy aortic root and Valsalva graft. In the Cabrol graft, a spiraling flow pattern with low flow into the right coronary artery was found (right coronary artery = 1 mL/min at both systole and diastole). CONCLUSIONS Our study indicates low flow rates particularly in the right Cabrol graft correlating with a higher incidence of occlusions of the right as compared with the left Cabrol graft at long-term follow-up.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D012039 Regional Blood Flow The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body. Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D001807 Blood Vessel Prosthesis Device constructed of either synthetic or biological material that is used for the repair of injured or diseased blood vessels. Vascular Prosthesis,Blood Vessel Prostheses,Tissue-Engineered Vascular Graft,Graft, Tissue-Engineered Vascular,Grafts, Tissue-Engineered Vascular,Prostheses, Blood Vessel,Prostheses, Vascular,Prosthesis, Blood Vessel,Prosthesis, Vascular,Tissue Engineered Vascular Graft,Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts,Vascular Graft, Tissue-Engineered,Vascular Grafts, Tissue-Engineered,Vascular Prostheses,Vessel Prostheses, Blood,Vessel Prosthesis, Blood
D003331 Coronary Vessels The veins and arteries of the HEART. Coronary Arteries,Sinus Node Artery,Coronary Veins,Arteries, Coronary,Arteries, Sinus Node,Artery, Coronary,Artery, Sinus Node,Coronary Artery,Coronary Vein,Coronary Vessel,Sinus Node Arteries,Vein, Coronary,Veins, Coronary,Vessel, Coronary,Vessels, Coronary
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006348 Cardiac Surgical Procedures Surgery performed on the heart. Cardiac Surgical Procedure,Heart Surgical Procedure,Heart Surgical Procedures,Procedure, Cardiac Surgical,Procedure, Heart Surgical,Procedures, Cardiac Surgical,Procedures, Heart Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Cardiac,Surgical Procedure, Heart,Surgical Procedures, Cardiac,Surgical Procedures, Heart
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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