Expert Systematic Review on the Choice of Conduits for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Endorsed by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)

Friday, August 11, 2023

Submitted by

Jason Trevis

Source

Source Name: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad163

Author(s)

Mario Gaudino, Faisal G Bakaeen, Sigrid Sandner, Gabriel S Aldea, Hirokuni Arai, Joanna Chikwe, Scott Firestone, Stephen E Fremes, Walter J Gomes, Ki Bong-Kim, Kalie Kisson, Paul Kurlansky, Jennifer Lawton, Daniel Navia, John D Puskas, Marc Ruel, Joseph F Sabik, Thomas A Schwann, David P Taggart, James Tatoulis, Moritz Wyler von Ballmoos

This article provides a systematic review of the choice of conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting and has been endorsed by both the STS and EACTS. The review reports on a variety of factors related to specific conduits, from patency and clinical outcomes to harvesting and target vessel selection.

Comments

Submitted by Michael Wilson on Fri, 2023-08-11 23:07

my complements on a massive body. of work with great application and relevance my question is as a high volume pedicled RITA (when bigger than LITA) to LAD user. Is a pedicled LITA better than a radial to the Circumflex as the second graft?? regards Mike Wilson mwilson@sydneyheartandlung.com.au