Can the use of the radial artery be expanded to all patients with different surgical grafting techniques? Early clinical and angiographic results in 600 patients

S Al‐Ruzzeh, T Modine, T Athanasiou… - Journal of cardiac …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: The use of the radial artery (RA) as a conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) is gaining in popularity worldwide and is being increasingly adopted by many …

The fate of the radial artery conduit in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

DG Nežić, AM Knežević, PS Milojević… - European Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the standard surgical procedure for the treatment
of advanced coronary artery disease. CABG surgery has been demonstrated to improve …

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 …

The Radial Artery in Reoperative Coronary Bypass Surgery: A 5‐Year Experience

J Tatoulis, BF Buxton, JA Fuller - Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Failure of saphenous vein grafts (SVG) is a significant cause for coronary
reoperation (redo CABG). The radial artery (RA) because of its availability, and versatility is …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term (5-to 20-year) patency of the radial artery for coronary bypass grafting

P Achouh, R Boutekadjirt, D Toledano… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the angiographic results of the radial artery
as a coronary bypass conduit at long term (> 5 years). METHODS: Radial artery grafts were …

[HTML][HTML] The radial artery for coronary artery bypass grafting: clinical and angiographic results at five years

C Acar, A Ramsheyi, JY Pagny, V Jebara… - The Journal of thoracic …, 1998 - Elsevier
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the long-term results of use of the radial artery
as a conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting. Methods: After revival of the technique in …

Coronary artery bypass grafting using the radial artery: midterm results in a Japanese institute

A Amano, H Hirose, A Takahashi, N Nagano - The Annals of thoracic …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background. To avoid remote cardiac events associated with graft occlusions, arterial
conduits are being increasingly utilized in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The …

Reappraisal of a 20-year experience with the radial artery as a conduit for coronary bypass grafting

P Achouh, KO Isselmou, R Boutekadjirt… - European journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVE This study aimed at evaluating the clinical and angiographic results of the radial
artery (RA) used as a coronary bypass graft over 20 years. METHODS Clinical follow-up was …

Coronary artery bypass grafting using the radial artery: clinical outcomes, patency, and need for reintervention

RF Tranbaugh, KR Dimitrova, P Friedmann, CM Geller… - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Radial artery (RA) grafts are an attractive second arterial conduit after the left
internal thoracic artery (LITA) for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. However …

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery using the radial artery as a secondary conduit improves patient survival

J Lin, W Cheng, LS Czer, MA De Robertis… - Journal of the …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
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 …