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Despite mounting evidence for the prognostic benefit of multiarterial grafting (MAG) including use of the radial artery over the past 20 years, left internal thoracic artery (LITA) plus saphenous vein grafts (SVG) remains the dominant operation for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) worldwide, accounting for more than 90% of CABG.1 Consequently, SVGs comprise more than 80% of individual coronary artery bypass conduits.2
James Tatoulis (Wed,) studied this question.