Does Stenosis Severity of Native Vessels Influence Bypass Graft Patency? A Prospective Fractional Flow Reserve–Guided Study Cornelis J. Botman, MD, Jacques Schonberger, MD, PhD, Sjaak Koolen, MD, PhD, Olaf Penn, MD, PhD, Hilde Botman, MS, Nabil Dib, MD, MSc, Eric Eeckhout, MD, PhD, Nico Pijls, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 83, Issue 6, Pages 2093-2097 (June 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.01.027 Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 A flow chart shows the study design. (CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; FFR = fractional flow reserve.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 2093-2097DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.01.027) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The relation between angiographic stenosis severity and graft failure after angiographic follow-up at 1 year. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 2093-2097DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.01.027) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 The relation between functional stenosis severity established by fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements and graft failure at angiographic follow-up after 1 year. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 2093-2097DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.01.027) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions