Why the study?
Does the use of internal mammary artery grafts improve long-term patency and clinical outcomes compared to saphenous vein grafts in patients undergoing CABG?
Population
Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Comparison
Internal mammary artery graft and antiplatelet… vs Saphenous vein graft
Design
Review
Follow-up
>10 years
Authors
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Supports IMA preference in CABG; confirms observational data but leaves open randomized outcome trials.
Does the use of internal mammary artery grafts improve long-term patency and clinical outcomes compared to saphenous vein grafts in patients undergoing CABG?
Internal mammary artery grafts are preferred over saphenous vein grafts for CABG due to significantly higher long-term patency rates and improved clinical outcomes.
Obi N. Nwasokwa (1995) studied this question.