Use of a radial artery (located within the forearm, wrist and hand) graft compared with a saphenous vein (from the leg) graft for coronary artery bypass grafting did not result in improved angiographic patency (the graft being open, unobstructed) one year after the procedure.

Using the radial artery (within the forearm, wrist, and hand) doesn’t appear to be superior to the saphenous vein (from the leg) when performing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- AccessClosure, Inc., the market leader in extravascular closure devices, announced today an exclusive agreement with Benrikal Services to distribute the Bengal Radial Compression Band in the United States.

WAYNE, N.J., Sept.

WAYNE, N.J., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC today announced the launch in the United States of the new VASOSHIELD Pressure Controlling Syringe for use during Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery.