TY - JOUR
T1 - Radial artery as a conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting
T2 - a state-of-the-art primer
AU - Sousa-Uva, Miguel
AU - Gaudino, Mario
AU - Schwann, Thomas A.
AU - Ruel, Marc
AU - Acar, Christophe
AU - Nappi, Francesco
AU - Benedetto, Umberto
AU - Ruel, Marc
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - The use of the radial artery (RA) as a conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was initially proposed by the Carpentier group, and subsequently it has been the subject of numerous observational studies and of several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) [1–6]. The RA is relatively easy to harvest, can reach all the coronary territories without significant size mismatch with the coronary vessel and leads to few, if any, site-related complications. However, the RA’s medial layer is largely muscular, in contrast to the elastic internal lamina of the internal thoracic artery (ITA), which makes the RA more prone to spasm and atherosclerosis as well as more sensitive to competitive flow (Fig. 1).
AB - The use of the radial artery (RA) as a conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was initially proposed by the Carpentier group, and subsequently it has been the subject of numerous observational studies and of several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) [1–6]. The RA is relatively easy to harvest, can reach all the coronary territories without significant size mismatch with the coronary vessel and leads to few, if any, site-related complications. However, the RA’s medial layer is largely muscular, in contrast to the elastic internal lamina of the internal thoracic artery (ITA), which makes the RA more prone to spasm and atherosclerosis as well as more sensitive to competitive flow (Fig. 1).
U2 - 10.1093/ejcts/ezy335
DO - 10.1093/ejcts/ezy335
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
C2 - 30376067
SN - 1010-7940
SP - 971
EP - 976
JO - European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
JF - European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
M1 - ezy335
ER -