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Case Reports
. 2015 Mar;30(3):263-4.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.12356. Epub 2014 May 15.

Unusable radial artery for severe atherosclerosis in a young patient

Fabrizio Settepani  1 , Antioco Cappai, Enrico Citterio, Licia C M Melis, Giuseppe Tarelli
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Unusable radial artery for severe atherosclerosis in a young patient

Fabrizio Settepani et al. J Card Surg. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

We report a young diabetic patient who was found to have an unusable radial artery (RA) for coronary bypass grafting because of severe and diffuse atherosclerosis. Techniques to diagnose RA conduits, which are not usable for coronary surgery, are reviewed.

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