Braz. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. vol.17 número4

One of the biggest advances in CABG was the use of the internal thoracic artery (ITA) anastomosed to the left anterior descending branch (AD) of the left coronary artery [2,3],

Prevalence and variability of internal mammary artery graft use in contemporary multivessel coronary artery bypass graft surgery: analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Prevalence and variability of internal mammary artery graft use in contemporary multivessel coronary artery bypass graft surgery: analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons

The objective of this study was to compare the fluxometric variables of internal thoracic artery grafts to left anterior descending artery (LADA) in patients undergoing CABG with

In these series, the left anterior descending coronary artery was revascularized by the left internal thoracic artery (LITA) in all patients, and the DLFCA was used as a

The postoperative data that was collected included the number of grafts per operation, the graft types that were used (i.e., left internal mammary artery, radial artery or saphenous

CABG Coronary artery bypass surgery IMA Internal mammary artery LIMA Left internal mammary artery RIMA Right internal mammary

A saphenous vein graft was anas- tomosed to the left marginal branch and the internal thoracic artery to the left anterior descending artery.. The early reco- very was uneventful