Does grafting of the left anterior descending artery with the in situ right internal thoracic artery have an impact on late outcomes in the context of bilateral internal thoracic artery usage?

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2980378	The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	2014	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Using in situ BITA with retrosternal in situ RITA for LAD grafting is a technically less demanding, safe, and effective strategy that can increase usage of BITA by avoiding a composite graft configuration or technically challenging retrocaval routing of in situ RITA through the transverse sinus.

Keywords

RRT PVD CPB SWI CVA NYHA PCI IABP ITA New York Heart Association standard deviation cardiopulmonary bypass Peripheral vascular disease coronary artery bypass grafting CABG renal replacement therapy RITA Cerebrovascular accident body mass index BMI internal thoracic artery left internal thoracic artery right internal thoracic artery bilateral internal thoracic arteries Sternal wound infection Atrial fibrillation postoperative atrial fibrillation LAD LITA percutaneous coronary intervention hazard ratio BITA POAF intra-aortic balloon pump left anterior descending artery

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Does grafting of the left anterior descending artery with the in situ right internal thoracic artery have an impact on late outcomes in the context of bilateral internal thoracic artery usage?

Authors

Shahzad G. BSc, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS(C-Th), Umberto MD, PhD, Mubassher MRCS, Rafik MD, Fabio MD, Mohamed MD, PhD, FETCS, FRCS, Harefield Cardiac Outcomes Research Group Harefield Cardiac Outcomes Research Group,