title: [Total and partial arterial revascularization].
abstract: It was shown in a long-term studies that internal thoracic arteries have higher patency, rate compared with saphenous veins grafts. The study was designed to evaluate the late results (1-4 years) of arterial (internal thoracic arteries and radial artery) and venous grafts in a patients referred to coronary revascularization. From April 1997 to June 2002, 405 patients were operated upon using radial artery and internal thoracic arteries and saphenous veins grafts in Vilnius University Heart surgery clinic and Heart Surgery center. One hundred twenty two patients were controlled at 3-36 months. 93% of patients were in CCS f. cl. 0 or 1. Twenty seven symptomatic patients were investigated angiografically at 17,6+/-10 months, and was found patent internal thoracic arteries - 93%, radial artery - 79% and saphenous veins grafts - 62%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Arterial grafts tends to be superior than veins grafts in the midterm period.
authors.affiliation: Heart Surgery Center of Vilnius University, Santariskiu 2, 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania. avalaika@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Arūnas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valaika
authors.forename: Giedrius
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Uzdavinys
authors.forename: Gediminas
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Norkūnas
authors.forename: Gintaras
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kalinauskas
authors.forename: Loreta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ivaskeviciene
authors.forename: Giedre
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Semetiene
authors.forename: Rytis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosenas
authors.forename: Jurgis
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verisnikovas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000637:transplantation*; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome