Transradial angiography may deleteriously affect patency of radial artery grafts

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Cheng-Hon Yap, cardiothoracic surgery registrar (yapch@svhm.org.au),
James F Kenny, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Geelong Hospital, Victoria 3220, Australia
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Geelong Hospital, Victoria 3220, Australia,

EDITOR—The review by Archbold et al comprehensively outlines the many advantages of radial access.1 However, it does not touch on the potential harmful effects that such an approach may have on the patency of radial artery grafts when patients later have coronary artery bypass grafts.

Current interest in the use of radial …