We sought to assess the risk and late outcome of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in eligible insulin-treated diabetic subsets.147 insulin-treated diabetic patients undergoing arterial revascularization were grouped as: skeletonized bilateral internal thoracic artery (n = 83) or internal thoracic artery-radial artery (n = 64). Chronic lung disease or overweight and female constituted exclusion criteria for bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts.Patients who had bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts were younger and comprised fewer females. Left-sided bilateral internal thoracic artery configurations were predominantly applied. Despite mean hemoglobin A1c of 8.0

作者：Oren, Lev-Ran；Menachem, Matsa；Yaron, Ishay；Moataz Abo, Abod；Alina, Vodonos；Gideon, Sahar

来源：Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2013 年 21卷 6期