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Malakh Shrestha¹, Nawid Khaladj, Hiroyuki Kamiya

¹Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany. Shrestha.Malakh.Lal@mh-hannover.de

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Total arterial revascularization using a left internal thoracic artery-radial artery T-graft is safe and effective for patients needing aortic valve replacement. This approach shows promising early results and excellent event-free survival compared to conventional grafting.

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Area of Science:

Cardiovascular Surgery
Cardiac Surgery
Vascular Grafting

Background:

Coronary artery disease and aortic valve stenosis often require combined surgical intervention.
Total arterial revascularization aims to improve long-term outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting.
The use of left internal thoracic artery-radial artery T-grafts in this combined procedure is less established.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of total arterial revascularization using a left internal thoracic artery-radial artery T-graft.
To compare outcomes of T-graft total arterial revascularization with conventional grafting in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement.

Main Methods:

A retrospective analysis of 18 patients who underwent aortic valve replacement and T-graft total arterial revascularization.
Comparison with 101 patients who underwent aortic valve replacement and conventional grafting (left internal thoracic artery and vein grafts).
1:2 propensity score matching based on age, sex, ejection fraction, and number of distal anastomoses.

Main Results:

No significant differences in aortic cross-clamp or cardiopulmonary bypass times between groups.
Similar postoperative data and early outcomes between the T-graft and conventional graft groups.
Zero early mortality in the T-graft group versus 2% in the conventional graft group; 100% event-free survival in T-graft vs. 90% in conventional group at 2-50 months follow-up.

Conclusions:

Total arterial revascularization with a left internal thoracic artery-radial artery T-graft is a safe and feasible option.
This technique demonstrates excellent early clinical outcomes and event-free survival in selected patients.
The T-graft approach offers a promising alternative for arterial grafting in patients with combined coronary and aortic valve disease.