Clinical References

Radial artery jump graft from anterior to posterior descending coronary artery.

Taggart DP, Balacumaraswami L, Venkatapathy A.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2009 Apr;17(2):143-6.

Intraoperative fluorescence imaging system for on-site assessment of off-pump coronary artery bypass graft.

Waseda K, Ako J, Hasegawa T, Shimada Y, Ikeno F, Ishikawa T, Demura Y, Hatada K, Yock PG, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ, Takahashi M.
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 May;2(5):604-12.

Advances in fluorescence imaging of the cardiovascular system.

Chang K, Jaffer F.
J Nucl Cardiol. 2008 May-Jun;15(3):417-28. Review. No abstract available.

Intraoperative imaging techniques to assess coronary artery bypass graft patency.

Balacumaraswami L, Taggart DP.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Jun;83(6):2251-7. Review.

Invited commentary. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) ideally mandates the use of objective technology to confirm graft patency.

Balacumaraswami L.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Dec;84(6):1934. No abstract available.

Fluorescent cardiac imaging: a novel intraoperative method for quantitative assessment of myocardial perfusion during graded coronary artery stenosis.

Detter C, Wipper S, Russ D, Iffland A, Burdorf L, Thein E, Wegscheider K, Reichenspurner H, Reichart B.
Circulation. 2007 Aug 28;116(9):1007-14. Epub 2007 Aug 7.

A randomized comparison of intraoperative indocyanine green angiography and transit-time flow measurement to detect technical errors in coronary bypass grafts.

Desai ND, Miwa S, Kodama D, Koyama T, Cohen G, Pelletier MP, Cohen EA, Christakis GT, Goldman BS, Fremes SE.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Sep;132(3):585-94. Epub 2006 Jul 28.

Predictive value of intraoperative transit-time flow measurement for short-term graft patency in coronary surgery.

Di Giammarco G, Pano M, Cirmeni S, Pelini P, Vitolla G, Di Mauro M.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Sep;132(3):468-74.

A comparison of transit-time flowmetry and intraoperative fluorescence imaging for assessing coronary artery bypass graft patency.

Balacumaraswami L, Abu-Omar Y, Choudhary B, Pigott D, Taggart DP.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Aug;130(2):315-20.

Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting with and without cardiopulmonary bypass: six-year clinical outcome.

Calafiore AM, Di Giammarco G, Teodori G, Iacò AL, Pano M, Contini M, Vitolla G, Di Mauro M.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Aug;130(2):340-5.

Improving the quality of coronary bypass surgery with intraoperative angiography: validation of a new technique.

Desai ND, Miwa S, Kodama D, Cohen G, Christakis GT, Goldman BS, Baerlocher MO, Pelletier MP, Fremes SE.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Oct 18;46(8):1521-5. Epub 2005 Sep 28.

Transaortic injection technique in fluorescence imaging: novel intraoperative assessment of anastomosis in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Yasuda T, Watanabe G, Tomita S.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Aug;130(2):560-1. No abstract available.

Does off-pump total arterial grafting increase the incidence of intraoperative graft failure?

Balacumaraswami L, Abu-Omar Y, Anastasiadis K, Choudhary B, Pigott D, Yeong SK, Taggart DP.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Aug;128(2):238-44.

Digital tools to facilitate intraoperative coronary artery bypass graft patency assessment.

Balacumaraswami L, Taggart DP.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Fall;16(3):266-71.

Novadaq SPY: intraoperative quality assessment in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Reuthebuch O, Häussler A, Genoni M, Tavakoli R, Odavic D, Kadner A, Turina M.
Chest. 2004 Feb;125(2):418-24.

Early bypass occlusion after deployment of nitinol connector devices.

Reuthebuch O, Kadner A, Lachat M, Künzli A, Schurr UP, Turina MI.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 May;127(5):1421-6.

An intraoperative fluorescent imaging system in organ transplantation.

Sekijima M, Tojimbara T, Sato S, Nakamura M, Kawase T, Kai K, Urashima Y, Nakajima I, Fuchinoue S, Teraoka S.
Transplant Proc. 2004 Sep;36(7):2188-90.

SPY: an innovative intra-operative imaging system to evaluate graft patency during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Takahashi M, Ishikawa T, Higashidani K, Katoh H.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2004 Sep;3(3):479-83.

OPCAB vs CABG: who, what, when, where?

Ward HB, Kelly RF.
Chest. 2004 Mar;125(3):815-6. No abstract available.

Graft occlusion after deployment of the Symmetry Bypass System.

Reuthebuch OT, Kadner A, Lachat ML, Turina MI.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 May;75(5):1626-9.

Preliminary experience with a novel intraoperative fluorescence imaging technique to evaluate the patency of bypass grafts in total arterial revascularization.

Taggart DP, Choudhary B, Anastasiadis K, Abu-Omar Y, Balacumaraswami L, Pigott DW.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Mar;75(3):870-3.

Novadaq Spy Intraoperative Imaging System--current status.

Vogt PR, Bauer EP, Graves K.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Feb;51(1):49-51.