Why the study?
Does internal-mammary-artery grafting improve 10-year survival and reduce late cardiac events compared to saphenous-vein grafts alone in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
Does internal-mammary-artery grafting improve 10-year survival and reduce late cardiac events compared to saphenous-vein grafts alone in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
Internal-mammary-artery grafting to the anterior descending coronary artery significantly improves 10-year survival and reduces the risk of late cardiac events compared to saphenous-vein grafts alone.
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May support IMA preference in CABG; extends observational data but leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Loop et al. (1986) studied this question.
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