Optimal management of radial artery grafts in CABG: Patient and target vessel selection and anti-spasm therapy

J Card Surg. 2018 May;33(5):205-212. doi: 10.1111/jocs.13517. Epub 2018 Jan 25.

Abstract

The current literature on radial artery grafting is reviewed focusing on the optimal deployment of radial artery grafts in coronary artery bypass surgery with specific attention to the selection of patients and target vessels for radial artery grafting.

Keywords: CABG; multi-arterial grafting; radial artery grafts.

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / mortality
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Endarterectomy
  • Female
  • Graft Survival
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Obesity
  • Patient Selection*
  • Radial Artery / transplantation*
  • Sex Factors
  • Survival Rate
  • Ventricular Function