Transit time flow measurement of coronary bypass grafts before and after protamine administration

Abstract Background Intraoperative graft assessment with tools like Transit Time Flow Measurement (TTFM) is imperative for quality control in coronary surgery. We investigated the variation of TTFM parameters before and after protamine administration to identify new benchmark parameters for graft qu...

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Main Authors: Dror B. Leviner, Miriam von Mücke Similon, Carlo Maria Rosati, Andrea Amabile, Daniel J. F. M. Thuijs, Gabriele Di Giammarco, Daniel Wendt, Gregory D. Trachiotis, Teresa M. Kieser, A. Pieter Kappetein, Stuart J. Head, David P. Taggart, John D. Puskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01575-y