Diagnostic accuracy of Doppler ultrasonography for assessment of internal thoracic artery graft patency

Yay K., Boysan E., Unal E. U., Cicekcioglu F., Tola M., Kocabeyoglu S., ...More

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.14, no.3, pp.286-291, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/akd.2014.4684
  • Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.286-291
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The main purpose of this study was to assess the patency of left internal thoracic artery (LITA) graft by using color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUSG) and furthermore to determine the sensitivity and specificity of CDUSG for patency by using coronary angiography as the reference standard.