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Published on: August 1, 2025
Left internal thoracic artery and saphenous vein as a composite graft: 8-year angiographic follow-up study
José Glauco Lobo Filho1, Heraldo Guedis Lobo Filho, Francisco José Cabral Mesquita
1Cardiac Surgery Service, Instituto do Coração Professor Glauco Lobo, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. glaucolobo@uol.com.br
Abstract:
The use of a composite graft with left internal thoracic artery (LITA) and arterial or saphenous vein (SV) grafts can allow the complete revascularization of the left coronary system (LCS) without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and without ascending aorta manipulation (AAM), in order to reduce some complications in the immediate postoperative. This study shows 8-year angiographic follow-up results of two patients underwent no-touch aorta off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using LITA and SV as a composite graft to supply LCS.
