Revascularization of the lateral wall: Long-term angiographic and clinical results of radial artery versus right internal thoracic artery grafting Antonio Maria Calafiore, MD, Michele Di Mauro, MD, Stefano D'Alessandro, MD, Giovanni Teodori, MD, Giuseppe Vitolla, MD, Marco Contini, MD, Angela Lorena Iacò, MD, Giuseppe Spira, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 123, Issue 2, Pages 225-231 (February 2002) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.119704 Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Eight-year actuarial survival: group A (solid lines) versus group B (dashed lines) . The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 123, 225-231DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.119704) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Eight-year event-free survival: group A (solid lines) versus group B (dashed lines) . The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 123, 225-231DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.119704) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Postoperative angiogram. A, Eighty-five months after the operation, the RA, proximally anastomosed to the LITA, is grafted to the obtuse marginal branch. B, Fifty-six months after the operation, the RITA, proximally anastomosed to LITA, is grafted to the obtuse marginal branch. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 123, 225-231DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.119704) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions