Study shows spending 3 extra minutes can reduce MACE by 50%

28. Aug 2023

This is a study from the Sorbonne University’s Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department group located at La Pitie-Salpetriere. The study “Impact of transit-time flow measurement on early postoperative outcomes in total arterial coronary revascularization with…

Routine Quality assessment during Coronary Revascularization – Robotic, MICS, All-arterial and Conventional CABG

21. Jun 2023

This cardiac case comes from J. Puskas, S. Nambala, S. Balkhy, & N. Patel that share their clinical experiences during the Medistim Lunch Symposium at ISMICS 2023.

A rare case of Subclavian steal, caused by an arteriovenous fistula

25. May 2023

The cardiac case for May features a case report published by Jien Saito et al.1 from Nagoya City University East Medical Center in Japan. The report is called “Management of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using an…

Transit Time Flow Measurement (TTFM) used in study of Antiplatelet Therapy in Coronary Artery Endarterectomy

26. Apr 2023

This month the Cardiac case highlights a recent study performed at the University hospital in Essen, Germany and published in Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (JCDD). The study is titled “Role of Antiplatelet Therapy…

Novel Use of HFUS to Identify Myocardial Bridge

28. Mar 2023

This cardiac case highlights a very interesting paper called: "Epicardial Ultrasound in a Case of Myocardial Bridge and Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy" by Lindsey Whalen, Stephen Davies, Karen Singh, and Gorav Ailawadi. In this case, the surgical…

TTFM & HFUS confirms hematoma in LIMA

20. Dec 2022

Knowing whether an underperforming conduit should be rejected or not is very valuable information. This case from the Request Study describes how the combined use of Transit Time Flow Measurement (TTFM) and High-Frequency Ultrasound (HFUS) allowed the surgeon…

TTFM & HFUS verifies graft patency in graft with competitive flow

28. Nov 2022

Graft patency verification can be difficult in cases with competitive flow. This case from the Request Study describes how the combined use of Transit Time Flow Measurement (TTFM) and High-Frequency Ultrasound (HFUS) allowed the surgeon to make…

Dissected LIMA discovered by use of TTFM & HFUS

25. Oct 2022

"Great benefit in graft patency verification. Very accurately able to detect dissection as the problem." (Ref. operating surgeon) This case from the Request Study describes how the combined use of Transit Time Flow Measurement (TTFM) and High-Frequency…

Flow complication avoided by use of TTFM & HFUS

29. Sep 2022

This case from the REQUEST Study describes how the combined use of Transit Time Flow Measurement (TTFM) and High frequency ultrasound (HFUS) revealed a compromised graft. These insights helped the surgeon identify the issue and address…

Purse string effect revealed by TTFM and HFUS

25. Aug 2022

This case from the REQUEST Study describes how the combined use of Transit Time Flow Measurement (TTFM) and High frequency ultrasound (HFUS) revealed a compromised anastomosis, enabling the surgeon to handle the situation appropriately. The…

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