2021
Angiographic Patency of Coronary Artery Bypass Conduits: A Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials
Gaudino M, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Ruan Y, Rahouma M, Naik A, Weidenmann V, Demetres M, Tam D, Hare DL, Girardi LN, Biondi‐Zoccai G, Fremes S. Angiographic Patency of Coronary Artery Bypass Conduits: A Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019206. PMID: 33686866, PMCID: PMC8174193, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass conduitsTouch saphenous veinAngiographic patency ratesRadial arterySaphenous veinPatency ratesGraft occlusionRandomized trialsBypass conduitRight internal thoracic arteryTouch saphenous vein graftsCoronary bypass surgerySaphenous vein graftsGraft occlusion rateInternal thoracic arteryBest conduitNetwork Meta-AnalysisSystematic literature searchGastroepiploic arteryBypass surgeryPrimary outcomeThoracic arteryAngiographic patencyVein graftsOcclusion rate
2020
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 graftsAssociation of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft With Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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, Puskas JD, Girardi LN, Hare DL, Taggart DP. Association of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft With Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. JAMA 2020, 324: 179-187. PMID: 32662861, PMCID: PMC7361649, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.8228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassSaphenous vein graftsComposite of deathRadial artery graftArtery bypassVein graftsRadial arteryMyocardial infarctionArtery graftCardiovascular outcomesClinical outcomesSaphenous veinLong-term cardiovascular outcomesPatient-level pooled analysisCoronary Artery Bypass GraftingArtery Bypass GraftingIndividual participant dataBypass GraftingAdult patientsComposite outcomeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRandomized trialsPooled analysisObservational study
2019
CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING USING RADIAL ARTERY OR SAPHENOUS VEIN VERSUS PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
Benedetto U, Gaudino M, Cavalcante R, Mancone M, Ahn J, Wingo M, Hameed I, Kappetein A, Mohr F, Park S, Serruys P, Taggart D. CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING USING RADIAL ARTERY OR SAPHENOUS VEIN VERSUS PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 40. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)30649-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research