Nihon Geka Gakkai zasshi
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Nihon Geka Gakkai zasshi · Dec 2000
Historical Article[The history and evolution of coronary artery bypass grafting].
It is nearly 40 years since the introduction of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in humans. A. Carrel (1910) attempted the first CABG in animals and G. ⋯ IMA grafting, supplemented by the gastroepiploic artery, inferior epigastric artery, and radial artery, has enabled complete arterial revascularization to be performed in almost all patients. In the graft selection for CABG, the first choice is the left IMA and the second choice is the right IMA. The third choice is the gastroepiploic artery and/or radial artery, depending on the target anastomotic site, degree of stenosis, size of the distal graft, and in situ or free use.