title: Coronary artery bypass revascularization using bilateral internal thoracic arteries in diabetic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
abstract: This study examined the effect of coronary artery bypass graft surgery with bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in diabetic patients. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery using skeletonized bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts was not associated with an increased risk of deep sternal wound infection or early death. Moreover, patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery using bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting had lower remote mortality and cardiac mortality. We conclude that coronary artery bypass surgery using bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts is an excellent strategy, even for diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kajimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: tyamamo@juntendo.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Taira
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amano
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery*