Table 2. Summary of patient baseline characteristics and territory grafted in selected randomized-controlled trials comparing radial artery versus saphenous vein as conduits for coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
| Study | Age (years) |
Female |
Diabetes mellitus |
Hypertension |
Territory grafted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA | SV | RA | SV | RA | SV | RA | SV | ||
| Gaudino | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 1st oblique marginal |
| RSVP | 58 | 58 | 3% | 5% | 19% | 14% | 58% | 50% | Left circumflex |
| RAPCO | 73 | 73 | 20% | 14% | 29% | 39% | 47% | 61% | Best coronary after LAD |
| RAPS | 60 | 15% | 31% | 45% | RCA or left circumflex | ||||
RA, radial artery; SV, saphenous vein; LAD, left anterior descending artery; RCA, right coronary artery; NR, not reported