Competitive flow in arterial composite grafts and effect of graft arrangement in off-pump coronary revascularization

H Nakajima, J Kobayashi, O Tagusari, K Bando… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: We sought to investigate the incidence of competitive flow in arterial
composite grafts and to delineate the effect of the location of moderately stenotic branch, the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of target stenosis and location on radial artery graft patency

HS Maniar, TM Sundt, HB Barner, SM Prasad… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2002 - Elsevier
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of target vessel characteristics
on radial artery patency when used as a composite T graft. Methods: Between October 1993 …

Internal thoracic artery grafts: 20-year clinical follow-up

AAC Cameron, GE Green, DA Brogno… - Journal of the American …, 1995 - Elsevier
Objectives. This study compared the long-term clinical results of coronary artery bypass
surgery in patients with internal thoracic artery grafts with those in patients with vein grafts …

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons clinical practice guidelines on arterial conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting

GS Aldea, FG Bakaeen, J Pal, S Fremes… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Internal thoracic arteries (ITAs) should be used to bypass the left anterior descending (LAD)
artery when bypass of the LAD is indicated (class of recommendation [COR] I, level of …