Y-composite grafting with the radial artery (RA) is often used in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB). However, the early flow reserve of the left internal thoracic artery (LITA) as a blood source of the Y-composite RA graft has not been delineated.
Early adaptation of the left internal thoracic artery as a blood source of y-composite radial artery grafts in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.