Publication Date
10-1-2015
Journal
The Texas Heart Journal
DOI
10.14503/THIJ-14-4671
PMID
26504438
Publication Date(s)
October 2015
Language
English
PMCID
PMC4591884
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
10-1-2015
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-Print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
Coronary angiography/methods, coronary artery bypass/methods, radial artery/transplantation, risk factors, treatment outcome, vascular patency
Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
In coronary artery bypass grafting, good-quality conduits are needed to maximize the potential for long-term patency. Revascularization has traditionally been achieved with use of the saphenous vein and the internal thoracic arteries. In recent years, total arterial revascularization with use of the radial arteries has been promoted. Meanwhile, use of the transradial approach for coronary angiography has also increased. The long-term effects of previous cannulation in radial artery bypass grafts are not known. Therefore, we used multidetector computed tomographic angiography to investigate radial-artery graft patency in a small series of patients who had undergone transradial angiography. We found a high patency rate, and we discuss those findings here.