Disagreement Between Randomized and Observational Evidence on the Use of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting: A Meta‐Analytic Approach
Gaudino M, Rahouma M, Hameed I, Khan FM, Taggart DP, Flather M, Biondi‐Zoccai G, Fremes SE. Disagreement Between Randomized and Observational Evidence on the Use of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting: A Meta‐Analytic Approach. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2019, 8: e014638. PMID: 31752642, PMCID: PMC6912987, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal thoracic arteryObservational studyThoracic arterySurvival dataBilateral Internal Thoracic Artery GraftingBilateral internal thoracic artery groupBilateral internal thoracic arteryCox regression hazardPropensity-matched studyLong-term outcomesMost observational studiesArtery GraftingArtery groupImproved survivalControl armImproved outcomesControl groupSurvival curvesArteryBeneficial effectsMeta-analytic approachSurvivalPatientsExperimental groupOutcomesThe 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