Once again, analyses of studies that are ostensibly well-designed randomized controlled trials have limitations that do not answer the question at hand: are two-arterial CABGs better than one? This editorial comments on a publication regarding the EXCEL Study, which showed no differences at 3 years.
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The Jury Is Still Out on the Use of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries in Coronary Surgery
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezy322
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Author(s): Mario Gaudino, Stephen Fremes, Philippe Kohl
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I respectfully disagree with the title of the learned editorial. The three year outcome is irrelevant in interrogating benefits of arterial conduits.