Author(s)

Tugra Gencpinar, Koray Aykut, Gokhan Albayrak, Umut Ayoğlu, Muzaffer Yilmaz, Kadir Sagdic, Mustafa Emmiler

Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Izmir University, Izmir, Turkey.

Background: The aim of this study is to compare radial artery with saphenous vein grafts which are widely used for coronary bypass, from views of patients’ satisfaction and postoperative findings. Methods: 42 isolated coronary bypass (CABG) patients performed during November 2012-April 2013 are included in the study. 30 days after the operation, in patients who had both RA and SV removal made responses to a questionnaire form which included 6 questions about symptoms of extremity. Results: After analyzing the responses and physical examination, there was no difference in terms of quality of life and usefulness of the extremity for daily use between two grafts. 2 patients (2%) have wound infection on the saphenous vein incision and additional surgical procedure was performed and a scar tissue has occurred. There was no statistically significance between uncomfortable symptoms and demographic data. Conclusion: Our study suggested that RA graft using showed a bit more comfortable and suitable effect against SV in our patients. We think that radial arterial grafts should be used more widely in coronary surgery with selected patients.

 

Radial Artery, Saphenous Vein, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Gencpinar, T. , Aykut, K. , Albayrak, G. , Ayoğlu, U. , Yilmaz, M. , Sagdic, K. and Emmiler, M. (2014) Radial Artery and Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Comparison in Terms of Patient Symptoms. World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 4, 43-46. doi: 10.4236/wjcs.2014.44007.