Patients who undergo CABG with a radial artery graft to create the second bypass, as opposed to a saphenous vein graft, appear to have better long-term survival, according to a meta-analysis presented ...

New long-term data from the CSP 474 trial offers a challenge to some of the conventional wisdom around graft choice in CABG surgery and may further the debate over recent guideline recommendations.

September 8, 2011 (Paris, France) — The right internal thoracic artery (RITA) is a better vessel to use than the radial artery (RA) for multiple arterial revascularizations during coronary artery ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of radial artery grafts for CABG was linked to lower risk for CV outcomes and improved survival compared ...

The endoscopic device manufactured by Maquet was originally developed for harvesting of the saphenous vein and radial artery as conduits for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These vessels are ...

Major cardiac events were fewer at 5 years in patients receiving a radial artery graft as the second conduit in coronary bypass surgery (CABG) vs a saphenous-vein graft (SVG) in a patient-level ...

The 20-year angiographic outcome of using the radial artery in CABG surgery is similar to that with the gold standard internal thoracic artery (ITA), according to a prospective, observational study ...

Patients undergoing heart bypass surgery lived longer and had better outcomes when surgeons used a segment of an artery from their arm, called the radial artery, instead of a vein from their leg, ...