Journal article
The RADial artery International ALliance (RADIAL) extended follow-up study: Rationale and study protocol
M Gaudino, U Benedetto, S Fremes, K Ballman, G Biondi-Zoccai, A Sedrakyan, G Nasso, J Raman, B Buxton, PA Hayward, N Moat, P Collins, C Webb, M Peric, I Petrovic, KJ Yoo, I Hameed, A Di Franco, M Moscarelli, G Speziale Show all
European Journal of Cardio Thoracic Surgery | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2019
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz247
Abstract
It is generally accepted that radial artery (RA) grafts have better mid-term patency rate compared to saphenous vein grafts. However, the clinical correlates of the improved patency rate are still debated. Observational studies have suggested increased survival and event-free survival for patients who receive an RA rather than a saphenous vein, but they are open to bias and confounders. The only evidence based on randomized data is a pooled meta-analysis of 6 randomized controlled trial comparing the RA and the saphenous vein published by the RADial artery International Alliance (RADIAL). In the RADIAL database, improved freedom from follow-up cardiac events (death, myocardial infarction and..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The project will be funded by the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery of Cornell Medicine in New York, USA. The funders had no role in any part the study.