Previous long-term studies have shown unsatisfactory patency of saphenous vein grafts,
compared with internal mammary artery grafts. Recently, the use of the radial artery as a …

Background: The aim of this study is to review our experience with using more than 2,000
RAs over the last seven years, and to assess the medium-term outcome in terms of morbidity …

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare the survival benefit derived from using radial
artery (RA) as a second arterial conduit in combination with internal thoracic artery (ITA), as …

OBJECTIVE: Whether to graft a moderately stenosed coronary vessel remains debatable.
We investigated whether grafting such vessels is warranted based on angiographic …

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 …

OBJECTIVES Coronary artery bypass grafting for advanced coronary artery disease is a well-
established procedure with excellent long-term results. The issue of saphenous vein graft …

Background: There is a lack of evidence for the choice of the second conduit in coronary
surgery. The radial artery (RA) is a possible option, but few data on very-long-term outcomes …

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery was first performed in the 1960s. As the
surgery has evolved, there has been a growing interest in the use of multiple arterial grafts in …

BACKGROUND: We sought to compare saphenous vein and internal thoracic artery graft
patency by coronary system. METHODS: From 1972 to 1999, 50,278 patients underwent …

BACKGROUND: The radial artery (RA) can be used as either an aortocoronary (RA-Ao) or
composite graft (T graft). Optimum use for the RA has yet to be established. We compared …