46. Is visualization of totally occluded left anterior descending coronary artery on CT images before coronary artery bypasses grafting has beneficial effect?

Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) has emerged as an accurate anatomic method for detection of coronary arteries. The use of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to bypass the left anterior descending artery (LAD) is the “gold standard” of coronary artery revascularization. Assessmen...

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Main Author: H. Alshehri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saudi Heart Association 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731516300689