Background The saphenous vein graft (SVG) is widely used in coronary artery bypass
grafting because of its availability and ease of use. However, the patency rate of the SVG …

The radial artery is resistant to atherosclerotic degeneration and therefore appears more
attractive for coronary artery bypass grafting than the saphenous vein. However, the patency …

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 …

The reasons for the high failure rate of radial artery grafts for aortocoronary bypass (ACB)
are appraised. Each of 11 dogs received four types of grafts: femoral arteries were grafted to …

Background A survival benefit of radial artery use versus saphenous vein grafting in
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been reported. We aimed to elucidate the …

BACKGROUND: The radial artery is an increasingly important graft for coronary artery
bypass surgery. Postoperative angiographic studies have shown that a proportion of radial …

Background Recent coronary surgery practice is to graft arterial conduits to more severely
stenosed coronary targets than in the past. We aimed to investigate postoperative arterial …

Background. There are few data about angiographic determinants of functional graft patency
and native artery disease progression after coronary artery bypass grafting operation with …

Objectives: We sought to evaluate the in vivo endothelial function of the radial artery (RA)
used as a coronary graft. Background: The RA is becoming a recognized alternative …

It is generally accepted that radial artery (RA) grafts have better mid-term patency rate
compared to saphenous vein grafts. However, the clinical correlates of the improved patency …