Comparison of radial artery and saphenous vein as the third conduit with bilateral internal mammary arteries in coronary bypass surgery
Jasleen Nagi, Chirag Goyal, Nandor Marczin, Sunil K. Bhudia, Shahzad G. Raja, Cardiac Outcomes Research Group and Initiative (CORGI) · 2026
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Description
Jasleen Nagi and co-authors compare two choices for the third graft in heart bypass surgery, in this 2026 study. The operation already uses both internal mammary arteries; the open question is whether the third conduit should be the radial artery from the arm or the saphenous vein from the leg. Earlier trial results were muddied by patients crossing between groups.
The team reviewed twenty-seven years of records covering one thousand seven hundred twenty-seven patients, then matched the two groups into three hundred ninety-nine balanced pairs. Before matching, vein patients were sicker, and twenty-year survival favored the radial artery. After matching, that survival edge shrank and lost statistical force, though a risk model still scored the artery as protective. Kidney complications after surgery ran higher in the matched artery group. The authors advise choosing the conduit patient by patient rather than by rule.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jasleen Nagi, Chirag Goyal, Nandor Marczin, Sunil K. Bhudia, Shahzad G. Raja, Cardiac Outcomes Research Group and Initiative (CORGI) |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |