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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1614-1621
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
a Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
b Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
c Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
d Department of Biostatistics, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Accepted for publication March 8, 2004.
* Address reprint requests to Dr Chowdhury, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
ujjwalchow{at}rediffmail.com
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine the pathohistology, morphometry, and risk factors for the development of intimal hyperplasia, calcification, and arteriosclerosis in the radial artery and to compare the morphometry of the distal and proximal radial arteries.
METHODS: A total of 190 proximal and distal radial artery specimens obtained from patients who underwent myocardial revascularization were exposed to histopathologic and morphometric analysis. The severity of disease was evaluated on the basis of the percentage of luminal narrowing, intimal thickness index, and intima-to-media ratio.
RESULTS: Sixty-two proximal (32.6%) and 22 distal (11.5%) radial artery segments were indicated as histologically normal. Morphometric analysis (Z test) revealed a lesser degree of intimal hyperplasia and luminal narrowing in the proximal segments compared with the distal segments (p < 0.001). The incidence of intimal hyperplasia, medial calcification, and arteriosclerosis in the distal radial arteries was 76.3%, 6.3%, and 5.78%, respectively. Using multivariate logistic regression, we have identified three significant predictors for intimal hyperplasia. Expressed as an odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval, these included (i) age greater than 50 years (1.052; 1.000–1.106, p = 0.052), (ii) smoking (14.073; 5.293–37.414, p = 0.000), and (iii) hypertension (2.777; 1.171–6.583, p = 0.020). Factors associated with an increased likelihood of medial calcification and arteriosclerosis included a history of smoking, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, peripheral arterial disease, and chronic renal failure (p < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: The great majority of radial artery conduits indicate preexisting intimal hyperplasia mostly affecting the distal portion. Therefore in cases of longer diseased segments of radial arteries, the discarded segments should be the distal end. Care should be taken when selecting radial artery as a conduit in myocardial revascularization, particularly in elderly males, diabetics, smokers, hypertensive patients, and in those with associated peripheral vascular disease.
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