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Interventional cardiologists are routinely required to assess and intervene on coronary artery bypass grafts. Although bypass grafts are normally placed in similar anatomical positions, it may nonetheless often be difficult to locate their ostia. This chapter describes the various catheters that can be used to find bypass grafts successfully, and suggests some procedural tips that can aid this process. In the event that a bypass graft or grafts cannot be found, non-invasive assessment with CT angiography remains an important tool to be considered.
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Dubey, G., Bhandari, M. (2016). Unable to Find and Intubate Grafts. In: Lindsay, A., Chitkara, K., Di Mario, C. (eds) Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4959-0_8
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