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SUBMITTER: Danek BA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5316385 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 20160818 6
<h4>Objectives</h4>We sought to examine near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) imaging findings of aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts (SVGs).<h4>Background</h4>SVGs are prone to develop atherosclerosis similar to native coronary arteries. They have received little study using NIRS.<h4>Methods</h4>We examined the clinical characteristics and imaging findings from 43 patients who underwent NIRS imaging of 45 SVGs at our institution between 2009 and 2016.<h4>Results</h4>The mean patient age was 67 ± 7 ...[more]