BACKGROUND: While transradial access is favored for cardiac catheterization, the radial
artery (RA) is increasingly preferred for coronary artery bypass grafting. Whether the RA is …

Background—No information is available on the long-term results of radial artery (RA) grafts
used as coronary artery bypass conduits. Methods and Results—In this report, we describe …

BACKGROUND.: Use of the radial artery for coronary artery bypass grafting is controversial.
METHODS.: Between November 1992 and December 1994, the radial artery artery graft was …

The use of an internal thoracic artery rather than a saphenous vein graft for left anterior
descending coronary artery bypass is associated with improved long-term outcome. Hence …

The internal thoracic artery is the most effective conduit for coronary artery bypass surgery;
however, most patients have multivessel disease and require additional saphenous vein or …

Ten years after CABG, 90% of LIMA grafts are patent and disease free while 75% of vein
grafts are occluded or severely stenosed. 5 As well as establishing the LIMA as the conduit …

BACKGROUND: The second best conduit for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is
unclear. We sought to determine if the use of a second arterial conduit, the radial artery (RA) …

Background. The radial artery (RA) has been used extensively by us as a way of reducing
the use of the saphenous vein. It has been hoped that the RA will maintain greater late …

Objective: We sought to evaluate whether the radial artery (RA) provides the same clinical
and angiographic results when proximally anastomosed to the aorta or to the left internal …

Background. Despite increasing data supporting its use, the uptake of radial artery coronary
bypass grafting by most surgeons remains low. This may partly be from perceptions that it …