UpdateEffect of internal mammary artery dissection on sternal vascularization
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Technical aspects of double-skeletonized internal mammary artery grafting
2000, Annals of Thoracic SurgeryCitation Excerpt :The immediate operative results are comparable to those described in procedures in which one IMA was used [16]. The report confers significant clinical approval of the basic assumption concerning the skeletonized IMA technique; that it probably causes less damage to the sternal blood flow [7–8, 17–19], and therefore rates of sternal infections and complications are in the lower range of those reported by others. Diabetes mellitus is generally considered to be a major risk factor for sternal complications, especially when bilateral IMA grafting is used.
Routine use of bilateral skeletonized internal mammary arteries for myocardial revascularization
1999, Annals of Thoracic SurgeryDoes bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting increase surgical risk in diabetic patients?
1998, Annals of Thoracic SurgeryShort-Term Risk of Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Grafting in Diabetic Patients
2021, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryCitation Excerpt :The reduction in blood flow remained at only 15% to 35% of baseline at 6 to 7 days after the operation.25 At more than 14 days after surgery, however, perfusion recovered to baseline in the human patients.27 Importantly, BIMA harvesting reduced sternal perfusion more than SIMA harvesting at 7 days.
Coronary artery surgery: The end of the beginning
1998, European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery