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Flow and wall shear stress in end-to-side and side-to-side anastomosis of venous coronary artery bypass grafts
(2007)BioMedical Engineering OnLinePurpose Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery represents the standard treatment of advanced coronary artery disease. Two major types of anastomosis exist to connect the graft to the coronary artery, i.e., by using an end-to-side or a side-to-side anastomosis. There is still controversy because of the differences in the patency rates of the two types of anastomosis. The purpose of this paper is to non-invasively quantify hemodynamic ...Journal Article