Effect of the Proximal Anastomosis Configuration of the Radial Artery in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several factors, such as the degree of target vessel stenosis, are known to be associated with radial artery (RA) graft patency in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). There is a lack of data regarding the effect of the RA proximal configuration (aortic anastomosis versus T-anastomosis). This study evaluated the effects of the RA proximal configuration on the patency rate and clinical outcomes after CABG.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study, analyzing 328 patients who had undergone CABG with an RA graft. We divided the patients into 2 groups. The primary endpoint was RA patency and the secondary endpoints were overall mortality and major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). We performed a propensity score-matched comparison.

Results

SUBMITTER: Yoon SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8038885 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature