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The Role of Cardiac CT Prior to Reoperative Cardiac Surgery

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Reoperation of cardiac surgery (RCS) is linked to higher mortality and morbidity than the first operation partially due to increased technical difficulties and the risk of injuring vital structures during the surgical reentry. The use of contrast-enhanced electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated cardiac computed tomographic (CT) angiography can mitigate the risk of surgical reentry during RCS by providing a detailed preoperative structural evaluation. As a result, in 2010 the Appropriate Use Criteria of the American College of Cardiology rated this application of cardiac CT angiography as an appropriate use of this technology. In the present manuscript we reviewed the current role of cardiac CT for surgical guidance in patients undergoing redo of cardiac surgery.

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Gabriel Maluenda declares no conflict of interest.

Matthew A. Goldstein declares no conflict of interest.

Gaby Weissman declares no conflict of interest.

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  1. Departments of Cardiology and Radiology, Clinica Alemana, Santiago, Chile

    Gabriel Maluenda

  2. Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, MedStar Heart Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA

    Gabriel Maluenda, Matthew A. Goldstein, Gaby Weissman, Wm. Guy Weigold & Allen J. Taylor

  3. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Milind Y. Desai

  4. Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, 110 Irving St., NW, Room 1E12, Washington, DC, 20010-2975, USA

    Allen J. Taylor

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Maluenda, G., Goldstein, M.A., Weissman, G. et al. The Role of Cardiac CT Prior to Reoperative Cardiac Surgery. Curr Cardiovasc Imaging Rep 6, 221–227 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12410-013-9202-8

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