title: The radial artery: which place in coronary operation?
abstract: Previous long-term studies have shown unsatisfactory patency of saphenous vein grafts, compared with internal mammary artery grafts. Recently, the use of the radial artery as a coronary artery bypass graft has enjoyed a revival, on the basis of the belief that it will help improving long-term results of coronary operations. The recent report of encouraging 5-year patency rates, supports its continued use as a bypass graft. In this paper, we review the current knowledge about the radial artery as a bypass graft, with special emphasis on the clinical results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Milan, Italy. aparolari@cardiologicomonzino.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parolari
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rubini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alamanni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cannata
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gherli
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Polvani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toscano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zanobini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Biglioli
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation*; D011859:Radiography; D013035:Spasm; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000637:transplantation; D014654:Vascular Patency