Tranbaugh, Robert F

The second best arterial graft: a propensity analysis of the radial artery versus the free right internal thoracic artery to bypass the circumflex coronary artery. [electronic resource] - The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Jan 2014 - 133-40 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1097-685X

10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.08.040 doi


Age Factors
Aged
Chi-Square Distribution
Comorbidity
Coronary Artery Bypass--adverse effects
Coronary Artery Disease--diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus--mortality
Female
Humans
Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis--adverse effects
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
New York City
Odds Ratio
Patient Selection
Postoperative Complications--mortality
Propensity Score
Proportional Hazards Models
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive--mortality
Radial Artery--physiopathology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Survival Rate
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Patency