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Table 2 Transit-time flowmetry parameters before and after administration of protamine: single grafts with pre- and post-protamine TTFM with ACI > 30 (both pre- and post-protamine)

From: Transit time flow measurement of coronary bypass grafts before and after protamine administration

 

N all grafts

N arterial grafts

N venous grafts

All

Arterial grafts

Venous grafts

Pre- protamine

Post-protamine

p value

Pre-protamine

Post-protamine

p value

Pre-protamine

Post-protamine

p value

MGF

1319

704

615

29 (17–47)

30 (18–49)

0.02

27 (17–44)

27 (17–45)

0.77

30 (18–52)

33 (20–53)

<  0.001

PI

1319

704

615

2.3 (1.7–3.2)

2.1 (1.6–2.8)

<  0.001

2.3 (1.8–3.0)

2.2 (1.8–2.8)

<  0.001

2.3 (1.7–3.4)

2.0 (1.5–2.8)

<  0.001

DF

1088

607

481

68 (60–74)

66 (59–73)

<  0.001

71 (65–76)

70 (63–76)

<  0.001

62 (56–70)

61 (55–67)

0.12

BF

1298

695

603

0.7 (0–3.0)

0.7 (0–2.9)

0.41

1.0 (0–3.9)

1.1 (0.1–3.7)

0.67

0.4 (0–2.1)

0.3 (0–2.0)

0.39

  1. Data reported as median (25th percentile-75th percentile)
  2. BF Backflow, DF Diastolic fraction, MGF Mean graft flow, PI Pulsatility index, ONCAB On-pump coronary artery bypass, OPCAB Off-pump coronary artery bypass