The Influence of Stenosis Degrees and Graft Suture Position on Local Hemodynamics of Coronary Bypass

摘要

Bypass graft failure is mainly caused by intimal hyperplasia (IH) that occurs at the graft anastomosis after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. It has been shown that local hemodynamics influences the process of IH initiation and progression. A main concern at this type of surgery is to increase the graft patency, respectively to improve the local hemodynamics. This paper analyzes the influence of different degree of stenosis severity and graft suture position on graft patency, taking into consideration the local hemodynamics. Bypass configurations with anastomosis angle of 45° were numerically investigated, with respect to wall shear stress and pressure variation. We can assume that in the conditions of our study, different stenosis degrees and position of the graft suture influence the local blood flow conditions, and, nevertheless, the graft patency.