Table 1.
Medium- and small-diameter arterial bypass grafting in clinical practice.
| Diseases | Bypass Site | Host Artery Diameter (mm) | Optimal Graft | Graft Length (cm) | Graft Diameter (mm) | Anastomotic Configuration (Distal) | 1-Year Patency | 3-Year Patency | 10-Year Patency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronary-artery disease (CAD) | Coronary-artery bypass | P: 1.6–7.2 M: 1.0–6.7 D: 0.8–2.5 * [4] |
Left internal mammary artery [3] | 14.3–19.5 [4] | 1.5–1.8 [4] | End-to-side | 95% [5] | 93% [5] | 85% [5] |
|
Peripheral arterial disease
(PAD) |
Infrainguinal bypass | Femoral: P: 10.2 D: 7.7 Popliteal: 6.9 Tibial: 3.8/4.2 # [14] |
Great saphenous vein [15] | 72.4 ± 6.6 [16] | P: 5.2 ± 0.6 M: 3. 3 ± 0.5 D: 1.7 ± 0.3 [16] |
End-to-side | 74.4% [9] | 53.7% [9] |
* P: proximal segment; M: media segment; D: distal segment; and # Tibial: anterior/posterior.