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Noninvasive functional assessment of left internal mammary artery grafts by transcutaneous Doppler echocardiography. 1998

E Rombaut, and P Vantrimpont, and O Gurné, and P Chenu, and E Schroeder, and M Buche, and Y Louagie, and P Eucher, and B Marchandise
Department of Cardiology, Mont-Godinne Hospital, University of Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium.

A noninvasive method to assess left internal mammary artery (LIMA) patency and function would be useful because this vessel is frequently used for revascularization of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of measuring changes in LIMA velocities by transcutaneous Doppler during dipyridamole-induced vasodilation. Twenty-five patients with a LIMA graft anastomosed to the left anterior descending coronary artery were studied at least 1 month after surgery by the use of a 5 MHz transducer placed in the left supraclavicular fossa. Doppler velocity parameters were measured at baseline and after intravenous administration of dipyridamole. Dipyridamole increased mean velocity by 127% +/- 54% (p < 0.001), systolodiastolic velocity time integral by 89% +/- 31% (p < 0.001), and diastolic-to-systolic peak velocity ratio from 0.7 +/- 0.3 to 1.2 +/- 0.4 (p < 0.001). The dipyridamole-to-baseline mean velocity ratio was 2.3 +/- 0.5. We conclude that it is possible to measure dipyridamole-induced changes in LIMA flow velocities and thus obtain an index of LIMA blood velocity reserve by transcutaneous Doppler echocardiography.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007387 Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis Direct myocardial revascularization in which the internal mammary artery is anastomosed to the right coronary artery, circumflex artery, or anterior descending coronary artery. The internal mammary artery is the most frequent choice, especially for a single graft, for coronary artery bypass surgery. Anastomosis, Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery,Coronary-Internal Mammary Artery Anastomosis,Internal Mammary Coronary Artery Anastomosis,Anastomosis, Internal Mammary Coronary Artery,Coronary Internal Mammary Artery Anastomosis
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D001783 Blood Flow Velocity A value equal to the total volume flow divided by the cross-sectional area of the vascular bed. Blood Flow Velocities,Flow Velocities, Blood,Flow Velocity, Blood,Velocities, Blood Flow,Velocity, Blood Flow
D003326 Coronary Circulation The circulation of blood through the CORONARY VESSELS of the HEART. Circulation, Coronary
D004176 Dipyridamole A phosphodiesterase inhibitor that blocks uptake and metabolism of adenosine by erythrocytes and vascular endothelial cells. Dipyridamole also potentiates the antiaggregating action of prostacyclin. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p752) Antistenocardin,Apo-Dipyridamole,Cerebrovase,Cléridium,Curantil,Curantyl,Dipyramidole,Kurantil,Miosen,Novo-Dipiradol,Persantin,Persantine,Apo Dipyridamole,Novo Dipiradol
D005240 Feasibility Studies Studies to determine the advantages or disadvantages, practicability, or capability of accomplishing a projected plan, study, or project. Feasibility Study,Studies, Feasibility,Study, Feasibility
D005260 Female Females
D006083 Graft Occlusion, Vascular Obstruction of flow in biological or prosthetic vascular grafts. Graft Restenosis, Vascular,Vascular Graft Occlusion,Vascular Graft Restenosis,Graft Restenoses, Vascular,Occlusion, Vascular Graft,Restenosis, Vascular Graft
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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