Anatomic variations of the radial artery: significance when harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Jun;127(6):1825-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.11.075.

Authors

Abdallah K Alameddine¹, Viktor K Alimov, Richard M Engelman, John A Rousou, Joseph E Flack 3rd, David W Deaton, Daniel T Engelman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA, USA. susan.parent@bhs.org

PMID: 15173749
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.11.075

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical / methods
Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
Graft Survival
Humans
Prognosis
Radial Artery / abnormalities*
Radial Artery / transplantation*
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies
Tissue and Organ Harvesting / methods
Wound Healing / physiology