Background—Graft patency is a fundamental predictor of long-term survival after coronary
artery bypass surgery. Left and right internal thoracic artery (arterial) graft patency has been …

Background—The best second arterial conduit for multiple arterial revascularization (MAR)
is still a matter of debate. Previous studies on the benefit of either using the radial artery (RA) …

BACKGROUND: The second best conduit for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is
unclear. We sought to determine if the use of a second arterial conduit, the radial artery (RA) …

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 …

Objective We sought to determine if the radial artery (RA) or the free right internal thoracic
artery (RITA) is the better conduit to bypass the circumflex coronary artery during coronary …

BACKGROUND: Use of one or more arterial grafts to revascularize two-vessel and three-
vessel coronary artery disease has been shown to improve coronary artery bypass graft …

In cardiac surgery poststernotomy mediastinitis continues to be a serious cause of morbidity
and mortality. We report our experience with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy …

Background—Despite worse outcomes in diabetics after coronary artery bypass grafting
surgery, studies have not examined graft patency in this high-risk group. This study …

Background—The aim of this study was to compare the impact of transradial catheterization
with hydrophilic-coated catheter sheaths versus uncoated sheaths on NO-mediated …

There is overwhelming evidence that internal mammary artery grafts improve survival and
clinical outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. It has therefore become …