Radial artery jump graft from anterior to posterior descending coronary artery.
A novel technique to achieve total arterial grafting, using a radial artery jump graft from the anterior descending coronary artery to the posterior descending artery, was employed in a preliminary series of 10 patients. All radial artery grafts were patent. This was confirmed using the SPY intraoperative fluorescence imaging system. There were no postoperative complications in any patient, and all were discharged uneventfully.
Taggart
David P
DP
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom. david.taggart@orh.nhs.uk
Balacumaraswami
Lognathen
L
Venkatapathy
Ajit
A
D000368:Aged; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000379:methods*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation*; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency