The RADial artery International ALliance (RADIAL) extended follow-up study: rationale and study protocol
Gaudino M, Benedetto U, Fremes S, Ballman K, Biondi-Zoccai G, Sedrakyan A, Nasso G, Raman J, Buxton B, Hayward PA, Moat N, Collins P, Webb C, Peric M, Petrovic I, Yoo KJ, Hameed I, Di Franco A, Moscarelli M, Speziale G, Girardi LN, Hare DL, Taggart DP, Investigators R. The RADial artery International ALliance (RADIAL) extended follow-up study: rationale and study protocol. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2019, 56: 1025-1030. PMID: 31535147, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatency ratesSaphenous veinGood mid-term patency ratesMid-term patency ratesCoronary artery bypass surgeryRadial artery graftArtery bypass surgeryEvent-free survivalSaphenous vein graftsLong-term outcomesImproved patency ratesRA armArtery graftPostoperative yearRepeat revascularizationBypass surgeryCardiac eventsVein graftsClinical correlatesStudy protocolObservational studyRole of RasGraftTrialsSurvival