A multicenter prospective randomized trial of a second-generation anastomotic device in coronary artery bypass surgery

Abstract

This prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial demonstrated good in-hospital and late clinical outcomes and excellent 1-year patency for vein grafts anastomosed both by the St Jude Medical second-generation aortic connector system and by hand. The patency of the connector grafts did not differ from that of the hand-sutured grafts.