To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.09.014 Byline: Michele Di Mauro, Marco Contini, Angela L. IacA[sup.2], Antonio Bivona, Massimo Gagliardi, Egidio Varone, Paolo Bosco, Antonio M. Calafiore Abbreviations: AC, arterial conduit; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; BITA, bilateral internal thoracic artery; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; CI, confidence interval; ITA, internal thoracic artery; RA, radial artery; RCA, right coronary artery; RGEA, right gastroepiploic artery; ROC, receiver operating characteristic; SV, saphenous vein Abstract: This study was undertaken to evaluate long-term results of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting with saphenous vein or another arterial conduit as the third conduit. Author Affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Article History: Received 11 July 2008; Revised 25 August 2008; Accepted 3 September 2008