Radial-artery or saphenous-vein grafts in coronary-artery bypass surgery
Academic Article
Overview
MeSH Major
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Artery Disease
Radial Artery
Saphenous Vein
Vascular Patency
abstract
As compared with the use of saphenous-vein grafts, the use of radial-artery grafts for CABG resulted in a lower rate of adverse cardiac events and a higher rate of patency at 5 years of follow-up. (Funded by Weill Cornell Medicine and others.).