Key result
RGEA grafts to the RCA match SVG patency but show unfavorable mid-term LAD outcomes.
Why the study?
Does the right gastroepiploic artery provide favorable graft patency when used in coronary artery bypass grafting?
Population
Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Comparison
Right gastroepiploic artery graft vs Internal thoracic artery or saphenous vein graft
Design
Review
Authors
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May support RGEA for RCA but not LAD; leaves open randomized confirmation of patency.
Does the right gastroepiploic artery provide favorable graft patency when used in coronary artery bypass grafting?
The right gastroepiploic artery is a suitable graft for the right coronary artery but not recommended for the left anterior descending artery due to unfavorable mid-term patency.
Hideki Sasaki (2008) conducted a review in Coronary artery disease. Right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA) graft vs. Saphenous vein graft (SVG) was evaluated on Graft patency. Right gastroepiploic artery grafting to the right coronary artery yields patency not inferior to saphenous vein grafts, though mid-term patency is unfavorable when grafted to the LAD.
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