Rationale and design of a single-center randomized trial to compare the graft patency between the radial artery and the no-touch saphenous vein in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (GRAFT-CAB Study)
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with left internal mammary artery (LIMA) plus at least 2 additional graftsplanned enrolment
- Participants
- 774 patients
- Planned comparison
- Radial artery vs no-touch saphenous vein as second conduit in CABG
- Radial arteryn = 516
- No-touch (NT) veinn = 258
- Primary endpoint
- Graft occlusion evaluated by CT angiography
- Follow-up
- 1 year after CABG
Methodological detailsdesign paper, prospective, single-centre, Graft occlusion at 3 and 5 years and MACCE at 1, 3 and 5 years are secondary outcomes
- Design paper
- Prospective
- Single-centre
- Graft occlusion at 3 and 5 years and MACCE at 1, 3 and 5 years are secondary outcomes
No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.
Original publication
Rationale and design of a single-center randomized trial to compare the graft patency between the radial artery and the no-touch saphenous vein in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (GRAFT-CAB Study). Am Heart J. Published 6 May 2024. doi:10.
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