PERIOPERATIVE MYOCARDIAL ischemia in pa ticnts undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) may precede perioperative myocardial infarc tion.1·' Some important steps in the prevention of periopera tivc myocardial infarction are (I) adeguate myocardial protection, (2) intraopcrative evaluation of the clfcctive ncss of myocardial revascularization, ( 3) dctection of on line myocardial ischemia, (4) assessmcnt of the ctiology of ischemia, and (5) choicc of the most appropriate treat mcnt.1.4-11 At present, there is no single practical and safe method to assess saphcnous vein bypass grafi function that can be used to improve intraoperative decision making in case of myocardial ischemia
Intraoperative detection of coronary artery graft occlusion by myocardial contrast echocardiography / Caretta, Q; Voci, P; Bilotta, F; Mercanti, C; Marino, B. - In: JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA. - ISSN 1053-0770. - 8:2(1994). [10.1016/1053-0770(94)90064-7]
Intraoperative detection of coronary artery graft occlusion by myocardial contrast echocardiography
Caretta, Q;Bilotta, F;
1994
Abstract
PERIOPERATIVE MYOCARDIAL ischemia in pa ticnts undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) may precede perioperative myocardial infarc tion.1·' Some important steps in the prevention of periopera tivc myocardial infarction are (I) adeguate myocardial protection, (2) intraopcrative evaluation of the clfcctive ncss of myocardial revascularization, ( 3) dctection of on line myocardial ischemia, (4) assessmcnt of the ctiology of ischemia, and (5) choicc of the most appropriate treat mcnt.1.4-11 At present, there is no single practical and safe method to assess saphcnous vein bypass grafi function that can be used to improve intraoperative decision making in case of myocardial ischemiaI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
