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Table 3 Adverse events after index surgery

From: Radial artery vs saphenous vein graft used as the second conduit for surgical myocardial revascularization: long-term clinical follow-up

 

LITA/RA/SVG

LITA/SVG

P value

TIA/Stroke

3

2

0.65

Sternal dehiscence

1

2

0.56

Radial nerve exploration

1

0

0.31

Leg wound infection

0

2

0.15

Pericardial effusion

4

3

0.70

Pleural effusion

7

6

0.77

Perioperative myocardial infarction

3

4

0.70

Atrial fibrillation

28

26

0.75

Total

47

45

0.77

  1. Abbreviations: LITA left internal thoracic artery, RA radial artery; SVG, saphenous vein graft