Arterial Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Who, When, and Why

When selecting conduits for coronary artery bypass, long-term patency, survival benefit, and patient factors such as coronary atherosclerotic burden and comorbid conditions are the primary influences on surgical decision-making (Fig. 1). Previous studies have shown that multiple arterial conduits offer a survival benefit,1 but the observational design of this work makes the findings subject to…

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