Radial arteries for coronary angiography and coronary artery bypass surgery: Are two arteries enough?

KR An, DY Tam, MFL Gaudino, SE Fremes - The Journal of Thoracic and …, 2019 - jtcvs.org
The transradial artery (TRA) approach for coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary
intervention has been shown to improve outcomes compared with the transfemoral artery …

Time to take notice: The impact of previous transradial catheterization on radial artery graft performance in coronary artery bypass grafting

CA Mounsey, JA Mawhinney, DP Taggart - The Journal of Thoracic and …, 2017 - jtcvs.org
comparing all-cause mortality in patients receiving a right internal thoracic artery (RITA) graft
with those receiving a radial artery (RA) graft as the second arterial conduit in coronary …

[HTML][HTML] Mid-term results of the Radial Artery Patency and Clinical Outcomes randomized trial

PA Hayward, BF Buxton - Annals of cardiothoracic surgery, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The radial artery (RA), as an alternative to the saphenous vein or the right
internal thoracic artery (RITA) for coronary artery bypass grafting, has gained considerable …

Radial artery as the second choice conduit: some unsolved problems

SG Raja - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Zacharias and colleagues1 deserve credit for publishing the first ever propensity-matched 6-
year outcomes comparison of radial artery (RA) and venous conduits in coronary bypass …

The radial artery: Results and technical considerations

JR Leonard, AA Abouarab, DY Tam… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background The radial artery (RA) is a frequently used conduit for coronary artery bypass
graft (CABG). We review the results of the use of the RA in CABG patients and discuss the …

The use of the radial artery for coronary artery bypass grafting improves long-term outcomes: and now what?

M Gaudino, P Kurlansky, S Fremes - The Journal of Thoracic and …, 2021 - jtcvs.org
In the July 14, 2020, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Radial
Artery Database International Alliance (RADIAL) consortium 1 reported the longterm results …

Radial artery vs. internal thoracic artery or saphenous vein grafts: 15-year results of the RAPCO trials

GW Hamilton, J Raman, S Moten… - European Heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
'The 15-year clinical results of the Radial Artery Patency and Clinical Outcomes randomized
trial comparing radial artery to right internal thoracic artery or saphenous vein …

Is the radial artery associated with improved survival in older patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting? An analysis of a multicentre experience

WY Shi, PA Hayward, JA Fuller… - European Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Studies suggest that the radial artery (RA) may exhibit superior patency
compared with the saphenous vein (SV). It is unclear whether older patients undergoing …

Clinical outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with preferred use of the radial artery

OM Shapira, JD Alkon, GS Aldea… - Journal of Cardiac …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The use of the radial artery (RA) for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is
still not widely accepted. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of preferred …

[HTML][HTML] Radial artery as a second arterial graft in the elderly and both sexes

RH Habib, NE Abou-Arraj… - Annals of Cardiothoracic …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Use of multiple arterial grafts for surgical coronary revascularization remains
limited in scope worldwide, and is disproportionately low in two growing segments of …