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In 1992, Acar [1] rekindled interest in the use of the radial artery (RA) as a coronary artery bypass graft when he reported widely patent grafts many years after the original surgery. Since that time, RA grafting has becomemore common [2, 3] and, in turn, has led to interest in the other forearm artery – the ulnar artery (UA). Although the RA can be removed from most patients, there are some in whom the RA is the dominant supply for the forearm and cannot be removed safely. In many of these patients, the UA is of sufficient size and quality to be harvested and thus used as a bypass graft. |
