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 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 …

[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 …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Mid-term results of the Radial Artery Patency and Clinical Outcomes randomized trial

PA Hayward, BF Buxton - Annals of cardiothoracic surgery, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The radial artery (RA), as an alternative to the saphenous vein or the right
internal thoracic artery (RITA) for coronary artery bypass grafting, has gained considerable …

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 …

Radial artery vs saphenous vein graft used as the second conduit for surgical myocardial revascularization: long-term clinical follow-up

I Petrovic, D Nezic, M Peric, P Milojevic… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2015 - Springer
Background There is ongoing debate regarding the efficacy of the radial artery (RA) as an
aortocoronary conduit, with few solid data regarding long-term clinical results. We sought to …

Does previous transradial catheterization preclude use of the radial artery as a conduit in coronary artery bypass surgery?

CA Mounsey, JA Mawhinney, RS Werner, DP Taggart - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
The radial artery (RA) is a commonly used conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting, and
recent studies have demonstrated that it provides superior long-term patency rates to the …

Radial artery as a graft for coronary artery bypass grafting

J Kobayashi - Circulation Journal, 2009 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The radial artery (RA) graft was revived in late 1980 s when it was found that the graft was
patent 13–18 years after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) after improvement of the …