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Our goal was to elucidate the optimal size and length of grafts from their patency and the computational fluid dynamics (CFD).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The patency, size and length of separate tube grafts were evaluated in 41 patients. Simulation of CFD was performed in a model derived from a patient with a patent 12-mm graft that was 15\u2009mm long, with 2 simulation models with a smaller (8-mm) or longer (30-mm) graft.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 49 grafts were used for intercostal artery reconstruction. There was 1 in-hospital death and 2 spinal cord injuries. The patency rate, which could be evaluated in 46 grafts, was 63% (29\/46). It was 71% (24\/34) in thoracoabdominal aortic replacement and 42% (5\/12) in descending aortic replacement. Among 14 patients in whom all grafts were occluded, no patients developed spinal cord injury. All grafts longer than 25\u2009mm were occluded (n\u2009=\u20095). Eight- and 10-mm grafts showed better patency than 12-mm grafts in thoracoabdominal aortic replacement (P\u2009=\u20090.008) when grafts were shorter than 25\u2009mm. Simulation of CFD revealed vortical flow within the 12-mm graft, which did not reach the intercostal orifice, whereas helical flow was maintained throughout the cardiac cycle within the 8-mm graft.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Eight- and 10-mm grafts seemed better than 12-mm grafts, and grafts should be kept shorter than 25\u2009mm. Simulation of CFD may shed light on the issue of the optimal intercostal artery reconstruction technique.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ejcts\/ezad023","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,21]],"date-time":"2023-01-21T04:59:22Z","timestamp":1674277162000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Patency of separate tube grafts for intercostal artery reconstruction: Size and length matter"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"63","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1488-716X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Norihiko","family":"Shiiya","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"First Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine , Hamamatsu, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3301-675X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Naoki","family":"Washiyama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"First Department of Surgery, 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