Arterial Grafting for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

by He, Guo-Wei; Cooley, Denton A., M.D.; Loop, Floyd D. (CON); Lytle, Bruce W. (CON); Sabik, Joseph F. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9783540300830
• ISBN10: 354030083X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-04
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

The second edition of this book provides updated knowledge about the biological characteristics and clinical use of arterial grafts for coronary artery bypass surgery. The reader will find first-hand information on arterial grafts as well as vein grafts with regard to biological characteristics, clinical use including off-pump coronary bypass grafting surgery, results, and future developments. Written by world-renowned cardiac surgeons and cardiovascular research scientists working in this area, the book will be invaluable both as a practical guide and as a stimulus for further improvement of arterial grafting techniques and technology.

Table of Contents

Histology and comparison of arterial grafts used for coronary surgery	p. 3
Endothelial function and interaction between the endothelium and smooth muscle in arterial grafts	p. 17
Clinical physiology and related biological characteristics	p. 24
Clinical classification of arterial grafts	p. 31
Pharmacological studies and guidelines for the use of vasodilators for arterial grafts	p. 39
Myocardial management in arterial revascularization	p. 51
Cardiac protection from the viewpoint of coronary endothelial function	p. 63
Needle or knife? : a comparison between percutaneous coronary interventions (including plain balloon angioplasty and coronary stenting) and coronary artery bypass surgery	p. 73
Considerations in the choice of arterial grafts	p. 81
History of internal thoracic artery grafting and alternative arterial grafts	p. 89
Surgical techniques for internal thoracic artery grafting	p. 97
Long-term results of internal thoracic artery grafting	p. 105
Bilateral versus unilateral internal thoracic artery in coronary bypass grafting	p. 113
Left-sided myocardial revascularization with bilateral skeletonized internal thoracic artery	p. 130
Free compared with pedicled right internal thoracic arteries for coronary artery bypass grafting	p. 140
History and operative technique	p. 151
Radial artery grafting : clinical antispastic protocols	p. 156
Radial artery : clinical results	p. 165
Angiographic studies of the radial artery graft	p. 171
Right gastroepiploic artery grafting : history and operative techniques	p. 181
The right gastroepiploic artery graft	p. 193
Technique and results for skeletonized GEA using the harmonic scalpel in combination with other arterial grafts in off-pump coronary bypass surgery	p. 196
Inferior epigastric artery grafting : history, anatomy and surgical techniques	p. 203
Inferior epigastric artery grafting : clinical results	p. 208
Splenic artery grafting	p. 215
Use of subscapular-thoracodorsal artery for coronary artery bypass grafting	p. 218
Inferior mesenteric artery grafting	p. 223
Ulnar artery as a coronary artery bypass graft : five-year experience	p. 227
Descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery grafting	p. 233
The intercostal artery : an "ideal" arterial graft awaiting clinical application	p. 238
Complex arterial grafts : operative techniques	p. 243
Complex arterial grafts : clinical results	p. 248
Internal thoracic artery T-grafting : operative technique and long-term results	p. 253
Internal thoracic artery and radial artery T-grafting : operative technique and long-term results	p. 261
Role of internal thoracic artery grafts in reoperative coronary artery bypass surgery	p. 269
Flow capacity of arterial grafts : internal thoracic artery, gastroepiploic artery and other grafts	p. 279
Intraoperative graft evaluation in coronary artery bypass grafting using a 15-MHz high-frequency linear transducer : maintaining the comprehensive quality of coronary surgery	p. 285
Role of venous grafts in combination with arterial grafting	p. 291
Minimally invasive saphenous vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting	p. 298
Novel strategies for the prevention of vein graft failure	p. 303
Gene therapy for vein graft disease	p. 311
Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery and the role of arterial conduits	p. 323
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting using arterial grafts	p. 331
Comparison of the effect of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting on neurological events	p. 337
Closed-chest cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia for coronary artery bypass surgery : history and development	p. 342
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