Time to take notice: The impact of previous transradial catheterization on radial artery graft performance in coronary artery bypass grafting

We read with great interest the recent article by Benedetto and colleagues,1 comparing all-cause mortality in patients receiving a right internal thoracic artery (RITA) graft with those receiving a radial artery (RA) graft as the second arterial conduit in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The authors found that in this low-risk group of patients, use of the RITA was associated with better survival on grafting the left coronary artery, whereas there was no significant difference between the conduits for right coronary artery grafting.

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