Retrosternal Deformations after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Using Statistical Shape Analysis

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BADEMCİ M. Ş. , Ocakoglu G., KOCAASLAN C., BAYRAKTAR F. A. , Tayfur K., AYDIN E.

BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.36, no.5, pp.670-676, 2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0294
  • Journal Name: BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.670-676
  • Keywords: Coronary Artery Bypass, Pulmonary Artery, Sternum, Aorta, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Emergency Service Hospital, Surgeons, Tomography, REOPERATIVE CARDIAC-SURGERY, RISK-FACTOR, INJURY

Abstract

Introduction: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the anatomical deformations of the major vascular structures in the retrosternal area caused by adhesions following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).