ReviewBioMed research international2021
The Use of Radial Artery for CABG: An Update.
Review in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06014047 (Graft Patency Between the Radial Artery and the No-touch Saphenous Vein in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers.
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Graft Patency Between the Radial Artery and the No-touch Saphenous Vein in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Study (GRAFT-CAB Study)
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- No-touch versus conventional vein in coronary artery bypass grafting: three year follow-up of multicentre randomised PATENCY trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2025Trial
- Impact of Fascial Orientation of the Radial Artery Graft on Mid-Term Patency and Clinical Outcome.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Challenging the Paradigm: Long-Term Outcomes in Dialysis-Dependent Patients Undergoing CABG.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Article
- An Expert Panel Review of Endoscopic Vein Harvesting Devices: Benefits, Limitations, and Clinical Insights.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2025Review
- Predictors of Radial Artery Use in Coronary Bypass Grafting: A Multi-institutional Cohort Study.The Journal of surgical research · 2025Article
- Mapping the distribution of radial artery atherosclerosis by optical coherence tomography.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Reducing vasospasm of vein and arterial conduits used in coronary artery bypass surgery: are solutions the solution or is preserved perivascular fat the answer?Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
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- Prevalence of The Arterial Hand Dominance Using the Modified Allen Test and Pulse Oximetry among Plastic Surgery Patients.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Radial artery graft in coronary artery bypass surgery 1 week to 1 year postoperation.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Baby Y anastomosis, the journey towards total arterial complete myocardial revascularization.JTCVS techniques · 2023Article
- Late Clinical Outcomes of Total Arterial Revascularization or Multiple Arterial Grafting Compared to Conventional Single Arterial with Saphenous Vein Grafting for Coronary Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Distal Radial Artery Access for Recanalization of Radial Artery Occlusion and Repeat Intervention: A Single Center Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
We used the radial artery as a second target conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting since 1971. However, randomized clinical studies have demonstrated differences in clinical outcomes between the radial artery and other grafts because these trials are underpowered. As we proceed toward 50 years of experience with radial artery grafting, we examined the literature to define the best second-best target vessel for coronary artery bypass grafting. The literature was reviewed with emphasis, and a large number of randomized controlled trials, propensity-matched observational series, and meta-analyses were identified with a large patient population who received arterial conduit and saphenous vein grafts. The radial artery has been shown to be effective and safe when used as a second target conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting. Results and patency rates were superior to those for saphenous vein grafting. It has also been shown that the radial artery is a safe and effective graft as a third conduit into the territory of the artery right coronary artery. However, there is little evidence based on a few comparable series limiting the use of the gastroepiploic artery. In its fifth decade of use, we can finally deduced that the aorto-to-coronary radial bypass graft is the conduit of choice for coronary operations after the left internal thoracic artery to the left anterior descending artery.
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