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Mario Gaudino1, Michele Serricchio, Paolo Tondi
1Departments of Cardiac Surgery and Angiology, Catholic University, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. m.gaudino@tiscali.it
Background:
Only scant information is available on the chronic consequences of radial artery removal for coronary artery bypass surgery on forearm circulation.
Methods:
Twenty-five patients submitted to radial artery removal for coronary artery bypass were submitted to serial Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of the flow and morphology of the forearm arteries.
Results:
The peak systolic velocity of the ulnar artery of the operated side was significantly higher than that of the control site. The intimal-medial thickness of the ulnar artery was always significantly higher on the operated side, and this difference reached statistical significance at 10 years' follow-up. There was a significantly higher prevalence of atherosclerotic plaques in the ulnar artery of the operated versus control arm (7/25 vs 0/25, P = .03).
Conclusion:
Radial artery removal for coronary artery bypass surgery leads to a chronic increase in ulnar flow accompanied by increased intimal-medial thickness and accelerated atherosclerotic disease. These findings might have potentially important implications for surgical indications and patient management.
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