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Unusable Radial Artery for Severe Atherosclerosis in a Young Patient
Author(s) -
Settepani Fabrizio,
Cappai Antioco,
Citterio Enrico,
Melis Licia C.M.,
Tarelli Giuseppe
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12356
Subject(s) - medicine , bypass grafting , radial artery , artery , cardiology , coronary atherosclerosis , coronary artery disease
We report a young diabetic patient who was found to have an unusable radial artery (RA) for coronary bypass grafting because of severe and diffuse atherosclerosis. Techniques to diagnose RA conduits, which are not usable for coronary surgery, are reviewed. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12356 (J Card Surg 2015;30:263–264)