Why the study?
Does the use of arterial grafts improve outcomes compared to saphenous vein grafts in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
Does the use of arterial grafts improve outcomes compared to saphenous vein grafts in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
This review provides an update on the evolving role and outcomes of using arterial conduits as alternatives to saphenous vein grafts for myocardial revascularization.
Arterial conduits may inform CABG conduit selection; leaves open definitive superiority over vein grafts pending higher-level evidence.
Based on the legacy of the success of the internal thoracic artery as a bypass conduit for myocardial revascularization, the effort to achieve total arterial revascularization continued to evolve in the last 2 decades. Arterial conduits were used as alternatives to saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting. In this review we attempted to assess the success and failure of these conduits and the current trend in myocardial revascularization.
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