World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2014, 4, 43-46 Published Online April 2014 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/wjcs http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/wjcs.2014.44007 How to cite this paper: Gencpinar, T., et al. (2014) Radial Artery and Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Sur- gery Comparison in Terms of Patient Symptoms. World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 4, 43-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/wjcs.2014.44007 Radial Artery and Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Comparison in Terms of Patient Symptoms Tugra Gencpinar 1* , Koray Aykut 2 , Gokhan Albayrak 2 , Umut Ayoğlu 1 , Muzaffer Yilmaz 1 , Kadir Sagdic 1 , Mustafa Emmiler 1 1 Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey 2 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Izmir University, Izmir, Turkey Email: * tugra01@yahoo.com , drkaykut@hotmail.com , albayrakg@hotmail.com , drraifumut@hotmail.com , savan64@hotmail.com , sagdick@tnn.net , dremmiler@yahoo.com Received 6 February 2014; revised 6 March 2014; accepted 14 March 2014 Copyright © 2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Abstract Background: The aim of this study is to compare radial artery with saphenous vein grafts which are widely used for coronary bypass, from views of patients’ satisfaction and postoperative find- ings. Methods: 42 isolated coronary bypass (CABG) patients performed during November 2012- April 2013 are included in the study. 30 days after the operation, in patients who had both RA and SV removal made responses to a questionnaire form which included 6 questions about symptoms of extremity. Results: After analyzing the responses and physical examination, there was no dif- ference in terms of quality of life and usefulness of the extremity for daily use between two grafts. 2 patients (2%) have wound infection on the saphenous vein incision and additional surgical pro- cedure was performed and a scar tissue has occurred. There was no statistically significance be- tween uncomfortable symptoms and demographic data. Conclusion: Our study suggested that RA graft using showed a bit more comfortable and suitable effect against SV in our patients. We think that radial arterial grafts should be used more widely in coronary surgery with selected patients. Keywords Radial Artery, Saphenous Vein, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 1. Introduction Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is a superior management approach for severe coronary artery disease. * Corresponding author.