396 Testing LIMA graft permeability by transthoracic echo-Doppler
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Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography of the left internal mammary artery graft.
Assessment of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft patency currently requires invasive investigation through coronary angiography. In the last years the successful application of noninvasive Doppler spectrum analysis has been reported for patency assessment of the LIMA graft after myocardial revascularization. Echocardiography is considered to be a sensitive noninvasive screening modal...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Echocardiography
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1525-2167
DOI: 10.1016/s1525-2167(03)90758-x