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 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