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. 2015 Feb 1;5(1):e23799. doi: 10.5812/aapm.23799

Table 1. Comparison of Patency Rates of Radial Artery and Saphenous Vein Grafts According to Various Clinical Parameters a, b.

RA Grafts (n = 30) SV Grafts (n = 44)
Patent Occluded P Value Patent Occluded P Value
Age, y 1.000 0.302
≥ 70 2 (8) 0 (0) 4 (13) 0 (0)
< 70 23 (92) 5 (100) 27 (87) 13 (100)
Gender 0.011 0.237
Male 21 (84) 1 (20) 22 (71) 12 (92)
Female 4 (16) 4 (80) 9 (29) 1 (8)
LVEF, % 1.000 0.544
≤ 30 2 (8) 0 (0) 3 (10) 0 (0)
> 30 23 (92) 5 (100) 28 (90) 13 (100)
RF, No. 0.121 0.017
0 7 (28) 1 (20) 8 (26) 5 (39)
1 10 (40) 0 (0) 7 (23) 7 (54)
≥2 8 (32) 4 (80) 16 (51) 1 (7)

a Data are presented as No. (%).

b Abbreviations: LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; RA, radial artery; RF, risk factors; SV, saphenous vein.