The effect of bilateral internal thoracic artery harvesting on sternal vascularity: a single-photon emission computed tomography study
TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.17, no.1, pp.18-23, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 17 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2009
- Journal Name: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.18-23
- Keywords: Coronary artery bypass, internal mammary-coronary artery anastomosis, sternum/blood supply/radionuclide imaging, tomography, emission-computed, single-photon, MAMMARY ARTERY, WOUND COMPLICATIONS, MEDIAN STERNOTOMY, GRAFTS, RISK, SKELETONIZATION, INFECTION, SURVIVAL, BENEFIT
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Background: We evaluated sternal vascularity after bilateral internal thoracic artery (ITA) harvesting with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).