… underwent such grafting as the sole procedure or in combination with saphenous vein grafts.
… The purpose of this review is to report all facets of internal mammary artery grafting and to …

… cardiac events occurred when an internal mammary artery was grafted to the anterior
descending coronary artery than when a saphenous-vein graft was used. Thus, the incidences of …

… the study; 2,100 patients received an IMA graft to the LAD, and 1,753 patients received …
heart failure, smoking, renal failure, and hypercholesterolemia, and family history of heart disease…

… . Off-pump bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in right internal thoracic artery to right
coronary system. Ann Thorac Surg 2012;94:717–24.doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.066 …

… conduit for CABG surgery. The Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
… the quality of care of patients with cardiovascular disease. This is accomplished through the …

… The Miami Heart Institute, Miami, Florida ABSTRACT The use of the internal mammary artery
(IMA) … and sequential grafting. However, its application in the presence of left main coronary …

… Siegel W, Loop FD: Comparison of internal mammary artery and saphenous vein bypass
grafts for myocardial revascularization: Exercise test and angiographic correlations. Circula- …

… of the left main coronary artery. The internal mammary artery bypass graft was an independent
… It was concluded that the internal mammary artery graft is the bypass vessel of choice and …

… The initial enthusiasm in the utilization of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) as a bypass
graft was evoked by the encouraging results of the work by Arthur Vineberg in 1946, who …

… The internal mammary artery is the conduit of choice for the surgical revascularization of
ischemic heart disease. These conduits have shown a low frequency of atherosclerotic …