| Title |
Stipininės arterijos naudojimas vainikinių jungčių chirurgijoje - vėlyvesnio laikotarpio rezultatai / |
| Translation of Title |
The usage of radial artery in coronary artery bypass surgery midterm results. |
| Authors |
Valaika, Arūnas ; Kalinauskas, Gintaras ; Samalavičius, Robertas Stasys ; Ivaškevičienė, Loreta ; Norkūnas, Gediminas ; Verižnikovas, Jurgis ; Uždavinys, Giedrius |
| DOI |
10.15388/LietChirur.2007.3.2198 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Lietuvos chirurgija. 2007, t. 5, Nr. 3, p. 305-309.. ISSN 1392-0995 |
| Abstract [eng] |
Objective: Long-term studies have shown that internal thoracic artery (ITA) has a higher patency rate compared with saphenous veins grafts (SVG). The role of radial artery (RA) as a conduit for myocardial revascularization procedures should still be defined. Methods: The study was designed as a retrospective investigation to evaluate the use of radial artery graft in patients referred to coronary revascularisation. From April 1, 1997 to December 31, 2006, 607 patients (pts) were operated on using RA, ITA and SVG. Results: 93% of patients were in CCS functional class 0 or 1 five years and 72% seven year following surgery. Angiographic evaluation was performed in 73 symptomatic patients 37 ± 28 months after surgery. Patent ITA anastamosis was found in 67 cases of 75 (89%), RA in 70 of 88 (80%) and SVG in 71 of 112 (63%). The mean age of the patients was 58 ± 9 years. There were 68 (93%) male and 5 (7%) female patients. The average distal anastomosis per patient was 3.7 ± 1.2 and RA grafts 1.2 ± 0.5. Conclusions: Radial artery is a good conduit for myocardial revascularization: the harvesting technique is simple, it has a good length to achieve the distal parts of all coronary arteries. Midterm results of RA patency tend to be satisfactory. |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2007 |
| CC license |
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