Summary
This narrative review synthesises five decades of clinical experience with radial artery grafting in coronary artery bypass surgery, drawing on randomised controlled trials, propensity-matched observational series, and meta-analyses. The authors conclude that the radial artery demonstrates superior patency and safety outcomes compared to saphenous vein grafting and represents the optimal second-choice conduit after left internal thoracic artery grafting to the left anterior descending artery.
Key measures
Graft patency rates, clinical outcomes, comparative efficacy between radial artery, saphenous vein, and gastroepiploic artery conduits
Outcomes reported
The study reviewed literature on radial artery use as a second-target conduit in coronary artery bypass grafting, comparing patency rates and clinical outcomes with saphenous vein and other arterial grafts.
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