Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Free arterial grafts.

N L Mills¹, C T Everson, D R Hockmuth

¹The Cardiology Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Current Opinion in Cardiology

|December 1, 1991

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Free arterial grafts, including the internal mammary artery, are increasingly used for coronary bypass surgery due to their improved long-term patency. Research continues to explore alternative arterial conduits for better patient outcomes.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Comprehensive validation of early diagnostic algorithms for myocardial infarction in the emergency department.

QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians·2023

Same author

Machine learning to predict myocardial injury and death after non-cardiac surgery.

Anaesthesia·2023

Same author

Predictors of UK healthcare worker burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic.

QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians·2021

Same author

Dynamic Changes in High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I in Response to Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy.

Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))·2019

Same author

Scientific Business Abstracts of the 112th Annual Meeting of the Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland.

QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians·2019

Same author

Radial artery vasomotor function following transradial cardiac catheterisation.

Open heart·2016

Same journal

An integrative approach to patient selection for mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in secondary mitral regurgitation.

Current opinion in cardiology·2026

Same journal

Rebooting blood vessel repair: implications of the SEMA-VR CardioLink-15 trial.

Current opinion in cardiology·2026

Same journal

Advancements in wearable technology for heart failure patients.

Current opinion in cardiology·2026

Same journal

Minimally invasive approaches to coronary artery bypass grafting: techniques, current evidence, and future directions.

Current opinion in cardiology·2026

Same journal

Advances in artificial intelligence for the evaluation of mitral regurgitation.

Current opinion in cardiology·2026

Same journal

Role of nutritional interventions to reduce cardiometabolic disease burden in the community.

Current opinion in cardiology·2026

See all related articles

Area of Science:

Cardiovascular Surgery
Vascular Grafting
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Background:

The use of free arterial grafts has risen, driven by the comparable late patency rates of free internal mammary artery grafts to pedicle grafts.
Ongoing research seeks alternative arterial conduits beyond the internal mammary artery.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the evolving landscape of arterial conduits for coronary bypass grafts.
To highlight the increasing utilization and investigation of various free arterial grafts.

Main Methods:

Review of literature on arterial graft patency and utilization in coronary bypass surgery.
Analysis of reported outcomes for different types of free arterial grafts.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

Free internal mammary artery grafts demonstrate late patency approaching that of pedicle grafts.
Free gastroepiploic artery and inferior epigastric artery grafts are being explored as alternatives.
Free arterial heterografts and homograft saphenous veins have generally yielded disappointing results.
The lateral costal artery is a potential, though less common, arterial conduit.

Conclusions:

Techniques for utilizing the internal mammary artery and other arterial grafts as free grafts are being developed to expand their application.
The trend favors arterial conduits for coronary bypass due to improved graft survival and patency.