TY - JOUR
T1 - Morpho-Functional Features of the Radial Artery: Implications for Use as a Coronary Bypass Conduit
AU - Crea, Filippo
AU - Toesca Di Castellazzo, Amelia
AU - Massetti, Massimo
AU - Gaudino, Mario Fulvio Luigi
AU - Cammertoni, Federico
AU - Mazza, Andrea
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Since its reintroduction in the early 1990s the radial artery has gained a major role in coronary surgery, currently representing a valid alternative to the right internal thoracic artery as a second arterial graft. However, its peculiar morphologic and functional features have both surgical and clinical critical implications that must be taken into account. In this review we summarize the current totality of evidence on the biologic characteristics of the radial artery, such as its histopathology, vasoreactivity, and remodeling, and discuss their potential implications for use as a coronary bypass conduit.
AB - Since its reintroduction in the early 1990s the radial artery has gained a major role in coronary surgery, currently representing a valid alternative to the right internal thoracic artery as a second arterial graft. However, its peculiar morphologic and functional features have both surgical and clinical critical implications that must be taken into account. In this review we summarize the current totality of evidence on the biologic characteristics of the radial artery, such as its histopathology, vasoreactivity, and remodeling, and discuss their potential implications for use as a coronary bypass conduit.
KW - 5-hydroxytryptamine
KW - atherosclerosis
KW - 5-hydroxytryptamine
KW - atherosclerosis
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/60740
U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.101
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.101
M3 - Article
VL - 2014
SP - N/A-N/A
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
ER -