A Randomized Comparison of Radial-Artery and Saphenous-Vein Coronary Bypass Grafts
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- 25 November 2004
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 351 (22) , 2302-2309
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa040982
Abstract
In the past decade, the radial artery has frequently been used for coronary bypass surgery despite concern regarding the possibility of graft spasm. Graft patency is a key predictor of long-term survival. We therefore sought to determine the relative patency rate of radial-artery and saphenous-vein grafts in a randomized trial in which we controlled for bias in the selection of patients and vessels.Keywords
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