Diagnostic accuracy of Doppler ultrasonography for assessment of internal thoracic artery graft patency
ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.14, no.3, pp.286-291, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- 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.