Long-Term Results of the RAPCO Trials
Buxton B, Hayward P, Raman J, Moten S, Rosalion A, Gordon I, Seevanayagam S, Matalanis G, Benedetto U, Gaudino M, Hare D, Gaer J, Negri J, Komeda M, Bellomo R, Doolan L, McNicol L, Brennan J, Chan R, Clark D, Dick R, Dortimer A, Ecclestone D, Farouque O, Fernando D, Horrigan M, Jackson A, Oliver L, Mehta N, Nadurata V, Nadarajah N, Proimos G, Rowe M, Sia B, Webb C, Anaveker N, Barlis P, Calafiore P, Chan B, Cotroneo J, Johns J, Jones E, Kertes P, O’Donnell D, Sylviris S, Tonkin A, Fabini R, Kearney L, Lim R, Molan M, Smith G, Wellman C, Eng J, Hameed I, Shaw M, Gerbo S. Long-Term Results of the RAPCO Trials. Circulation 2020, 142: 1330-1338. PMID: 33017209, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.119.045427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight internal thoracic arteryFree right internal thoracic arteryRadial arteryPatient survival estimatesSaphenous veinYears of ageInternal thoracic artery graftsSurvival estimatesFree RITA graftThoracic artery graftsCoprimary end pointsCoronary bypass surgeryInternal thoracic arteryLong-term mortalityLong-term patencyCoronary targetsRA armRITA graftArtery graftBypass surgeryGraft failureRA groupPrimary outcomeThoracic arterySV graftsCoronary Bypass With the Free Internal Thoracic Artery to Treat Anomalous Right Coronary Artery
Gaudino M, Robinson NB, Hameed I, Girardi LN. Coronary Bypass With the Free Internal Thoracic Artery to Treat Anomalous Right Coronary Artery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 109: e371-e373. PMID: 31987826, PMCID: PMC7799917, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.11.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal thoracic arteryRight coronary arteryCoronary arteryAnomalous originThoracic arteryFree right internal thoracic arteryAnomalous right coronary arteryFree internal thoracic arteryRight coronary artery bypassRight internal thoracic arteryCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassCoronary bypassSurgical treatmentArteryYoung adultsBypassTreatment