Objectives The study objective was to determine the impact of diabetes on radial artery and
saphenous vein graft occlusion and clinical outcomes more than 5 years after coronary …

Background—Despite worse outcomes in diabetics after coronary artery bypass grafting
surgery, studies have not examined graft patency in this high-risk group. This study …

OBJECTIVES To determine whether the use of the radial artery (RA) vs the saphenous vein
(SV) as the second grafting conduit with the internal thoracic artery (ITA) confers a late …

Background: Nearly 50% of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting have
diabetes. However, little is known about the influence of diabetes on long-term patency of …

Objectives: The evidence supporting the survival benefit of multiple arterial grafts in the
general coronary bypass surgery (CABG) population is compelling. Alternatively, results of …

Background—Few studies have compared long-term status of bypass grafts between
patients with and without diabetes, and uncertainty exists as to whether diabetes …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to present radial and saphenous vein graft (SVG)
occlusion results more than 5 years following coronary artery bypass surgery. Background …

Background Diabetes predicts worse outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
We hypothesized that a strategy using radial artery (RA) conduit (s) would improve …

Background The clinical benefits of the left internal thoracic artery–to–left anterior
descending coronary artery graft are well established in coronary artery bypass graft surgery …

Background: The prognostic benefit of arterial grafts appears to be particularly high in
patients with diabetes mellitus, but has been limited by availability of grafts and sternal …