OBJECTIVES Observational data suggest that the use of a single internal thoracic artery
(SITA) may result in inferior outcomes compared with bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) …

OBJECTIVES To compare different configurations of the bilateral internal thoracic arteries for
the left coronary system and examine early and late outcomes, including mid-term graft …

Background Despite their well-established advantages, bilateral internal thoracic arteries
(BITA) are still largely underused. This is partly because of the technical complexities …

Background We sought to identify the trends in bilateral internal thoracic artery use and
determine the degree to which the survival advantage of bilateral internal thoracic artery …

OBJECTIVES Left main coronary artery involvement in patients with multivessel coronary
artery disease provides a poor prognosis. Although the main strategy for revascularization is …

In 1999, a seminal paper from the Cleveland Clinic demonstrated that patients treated with
two versus one internal thoracic artery (ITA) coronary grafts have better long-term survival …

Background—Bilateral internal thoracic arteries (BITA) demonstrated superiority over other
grafts to the left coronary system in terms of patency and survival benefit. Several BITA …

OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the safety and efficacy of off-pump bilateral internal
thoracic artery grafting in patients with left main disease. METHODS: We reviewed the …

Background This observational cohort study was designed by the PRIORITY (PRedictIng
long-term Outcomes afteR Isolated coronary arTery bypass surgery) steering committee to …

Left-sided coronary revascularization with bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) graft is
performed usually either with an in situ (double source) or Y-graft configuration (single …