Prophylactic Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft In Mildly-Stenosed Coronary Lesions. Still an Open Discussion
I have read the article entitled “Prophylactic Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft in Mildly-Stenosed Coronary Lesions. Still An Open Discussion” by Evora et al.1 with great interest, recently published in Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia. The investigators reported that the idea of a prophylactic left internal mammary artery (LIMA) on left anterior descending in mild-stenosed vessels is not confirmed yet by clinical evidence.
Berger at al. reported that all moderate coronary lesions should be LIMA grafted during primary coronary bypass surgery.
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