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SUBMITTER: Micali LR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7519572 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Micali Linda Renata LR Bonacchi Massimo M Weigel Daniel D Howe Rosie R Parise Orlando O Parise Gianmarco G Gelsomino Sandro S
Journal of cardiothoracic surgery 20200925 1
<h4>Background</h4>Patients with a history of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) exhibit higher rates of complications. There are conflicting data on the survival benefits for bilateral thoracic artery (BITA) grafting compared with left internal thoracic artery (LITA) CABG in patients with PAD. The aim of the study was to explore the influence of the use of BITA grafts vs. LITA for CABG on post-operative acute lower limb ischemia (ALLI) and main p ...[more]