Coronary computed tomography angiography following robotic coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: Systematic approach to image analysis and practical considerations

Ahmed Khurshid Pasha; Justin Z Lee; Robert S Poston; Aiden Abidov

doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102507

Coronary computed tomography angiography following robotic coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: Systematic approach to image analysis and practical considerations

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Jun 22:67:102507. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102507. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Authors

Ahmed Khurshid Pasha¹, Justin Z Lee¹, Robert S Poston², Aiden Abidov³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, MN, USA.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, SUNY Down State Medical Center, NY, USA.
³ Department of Medicine/Section of Cardiology, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center and Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.

Abstract

Standard open chest Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) has evolved over last couple of decades. With advancement in minimally invasive procedures, Robotic CABG (RCABG) is still in its evolution phase. There is dearth of experienced surgeons in this complicated field and lack of data to verify it clinical safety. in this review, we intend to describe the utility of Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) in assessment of graft anatomy and quality, grafting strategy, distal graft anastomosis site evaluation and detection of complications associated with RCABG. CCTA appears to provide valuable information regarding the visualization of grafts, target coronary arteries and other cardiac and non-cardiac structures.

Keywords: Coronary computed tomography angiography; Graft anatomy; Robotic coronary artery bypass grafting.

Publication types

Review