Left Internal Mammary Artery Usage in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Measure of Quality Control

摘要

INTRODUCTIONOver the last two decades, many studies have shown better long-term patency rates and survival in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to the left anterior descending artery (LAD). World-wide, LIMA is accepted as the ‘gold standard’ for surgical revascularisation and its usage has been steadily increasing.