Free vs In-Situ right internal mammary artery as a conduit in coronary artery bypass surgery: A meta-analysis
In this meta-analysis, no statistically significant differences were observed between fRIMA and isRIMA configurations across the evaluated clinical outcomes. These findings suggest that, within the limitations of available evidence, the choice between fRIMA and isRIMA may be guided by clinical context, surgeon preference, patient anatomy, and target vessel characteristics rather than expected differences in major clinical outcomes.
Authors
- Junichi Shimamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7980-5036)
- Makoto Hibino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0017-8744)
- TOSHIKI KUNO
- Tomonari Shimoda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5092-3127)
- Yuta Kikuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-6456)
- Shinichi Fukuhara
- Kaneko Tsuyoshi
- Hiroo Takayama
- Tomoki Sakata
- Hisato Takagi
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Westchester Medical Center (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Cleveland Clinic Florida (US)
- Shizuoka Medical Center (JP)
- Naval Hospital Yokosuka Japan (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivag062
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00