Internal Thoracic Artery<i>vs.</i>Vein Grafts - Postoperative Angiographic Findings in Symptomatic Patients after 1000 Days

Abstract

Superior patency of ITA, especially BITA grafting could be documented angiographically in a negative selected symptomatic population. Graft occlusion was nearly two fold higher in vein grafts. Our surgical strategy, revascularizising RITA with LAD, LITA with circumflex artery results in satisfactory mid-term graft patency.