Bypass Grafting and Native Coronary Artery Disease Activity.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to describe the potential of ¹⁸F-sodium fluoride (¹⁸F-NaF) positron emission tomography (PET) to identify graft vasculopathy and to investigate the influence of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery on native coronary artery disease activity and progression.

Background

As well as developing graft vasculopathy, CABGs have been proposed to accelerate native coronary atherosclerosis.

Methods

Patients with established coronary artery disease underwent baseline ¹⁸F-NaF PET, coronary artery calcium scoring, coronary computed tomographic angiography, and 1-year repeat coronary artery calcium scoring. Whole-vessel coronary microcalcification activity (CMA) on ¹⁸F-NaF PET and change in calci

SUBMITTER: Kwiecinski J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9246289 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature