Radial artery (RA) is the most popular arterial graft after the left internal thoracic artery in
both low-and high-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Various arterial …

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 …

Especially written for qualified nurses working in intensive care units, this comprehensive
text has been developed to be as accessible as possible. This fourth edition has been …

Objectives: We sought to determine the incidence of self-reported neurologic hand
complications after radial artery harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting. Methods …

Background: Recent reports of improved radial artery patency have been attributed, in part,
to routine use of diltiazem to prevent vasospasm. However, diltiazem is costly, and its use …

Background Matrix proteoglycans versican, biglycan and decorin are important determinants
of vessel-wall structure and pathology. Thickened myxoid intimas typical of restenosis and …

Radial arteries increasingly are used during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Although risk factors for saphenous vein harvest site infection (HSI) have been reported …

Background. Diltiazem is widely used to prevent radial artery spasm after coronary bypass
grafting (CABG). However, recent in vitro and in vivo studies have shown that nitroglycerin is …

In each of the first three decades of myocardial revascularization, conventional treatment
has been revised completely. This lecture comments on three areas of discovery that have …

Background. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of complications in the
upper limbs as a new event after radial artery (RA) harvesting for coronary artery bypass …