Multislice computed tomography for preoperative and postoperative assessment in totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting

Heart Surg Forum. 2007;10(3):E243-7. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20070705.

Abstract

This article reviews the clinical value of noninvasive multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) angiography before and after totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery. The use of coronary and aorto-iliaco-femoral MSCT angiography in the preoperative assessment is addressed and the use of bypass MSCT angiography for postoperative control of bypass graft patency is discussed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Angiography*
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Endoscopy*
  • Humans
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*