A case report on epicardial ultrasonography of coronary anastomoses using a stabilizing device without the use of ultrasound gel

A case report on epicardial ultrasonography of coronary anastomoses using a stabilizing device without the use of ultrasound gel

Abstract Background Intraoperative epicardial ultrasonography of coronary artery bypass graft anastomoses is a procedure used for anatomical quality assessment of peripheral anastomoses during coronary artery bypass grafting. However, it may be difficult to keep the ultrasound transducer in steady c...

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Main Authors: Jan Jesper Andreasen, Dorte Nøhr, Alex Skovsbo Jørgensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Epicardial ultrasonography; coronary bypass surgery
Coronary anastomosis
Quality assessment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-019-0882-2

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