Abstract:
Objective: To analyze the imaging findings of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting to evaluate whether or not there is a correlation between the transplanted vessels and the fractional flow reserve score of in-situ coronary artery. Methods: Retrospective or prospective analysis was performed on 29 patients who underwent CCTA after coronary artery bypass grafting, and FFR
CT value was measured on this basis to evaluate the degree of graft and in-situ coronary artery stenosis. Pearson correlation test was performed for the stenosis degree and FFR
CT value of the transplanted vessel and corresponding in situ coronary artery. According to whether the degree of stenosis of the transplanted vessels was > 50% or not, the two groups were divided into A and B groups, and the corresponding degree of stenosis of the orthotopic coronary artery lumen and FFR
CT value were respectively used for independent sample
t test between the two groups. Results: Grafted vessels were negatively correlated with the degree of in-situ coronary stenosis, but positively correlated with the FFR
CT value of in-situ coronary artery. Compared with group A and Group B, the corresponding in-situ coronary plaque stenosis degree and FFR
CT value showed statistically significant differences in
t-test results between the two groups. Conclusion: Grafted vessels are associated with the degree of orthotopic coronary artery stenosis, FFR
CT value and its evolution. The orthotopic coronary arteries compensate by diverting some of the blood flow from the grafted vessels when they become narrow.