Assessing Retrosternal Adhesions Using Preoperative CT to Predict Cardiovascular Injury During Sternotomy
Preoperative CT can identify patients at high risk for intraoperative cardiovascular injury during sternotomy. The CAST and ARCA scores offer a reliable, CT-based approach for assessing this risk, potentially enhancing surgical planning and preemptive intervention strategies, thereby improving outcomes in high-risk cardiac reoperations.
Authors
- André Vaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3248-4962)
- Leonardo Augusto Miana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5806-6780)
- Marcelo Biscegli Jatene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3465-0533)
- Fábio Biscegli Jatene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6175-5595)
- Ludmila Mintzu Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1933-5401)
Institutions
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- CITIC Group (China) (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thoracic Imaging
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rti.0000000000000870
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00