title: [Is calcium antagonist administration necessary after aortocoronary bypass with the radial artery?].
abstract: Calcium channel blocker therapy after total arterial revascularization is very frequent. The purpose of this study was to verify the real efficacy of calcium channel blocker therapy after coronary artery bypass graft with radial artery conduit. We have divided our patients (n = 50) into two groups: the first was discharged with calcium channel blocker therapy for 6 months; the second was discharged without calcium channel blocker therapy. Angiography and clinical evaluation showed no difference between the two groups regarding wall reactivity of radial artery conduit. However, we think that the efficacy of coronary artery bypass graft with radial artery conduit and calcium channel blocker therapy will require long-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, Azienda Ospedaliera Vittorio Emanuele, Ferrarotto, S. Bambino.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arena
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abbate
mesh_terms: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000637:transplantation*
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers