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CONCLUSION
TACABG takes a longer preparation as compared to non-total arterial CABG. However, whenever it is pos-
sible to perform TACABG, the short- and long-term survival were better as compared to VCABG. In addi-
tion, the patency of arterial conduits has been shown to be longer lasting and less prone to damage as com-
pared to venous conduits. While there was a similar 30-day outcome in both TACABG and VCABG groups,
the long-term mortality rate was higher in the VCABG group as compared to TACABG. Among the arteries
available to be conduits, internal thoracic arteries by far provides the best outcome, even for those with
higher risk of complications.

DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Manuscript conception: Dewantoro D, Spadaccio C
Literature search, writing the draft: Dewantoro D, Satriano U
Critical revision of the manuscript, writing the revised version: Nenna A, Spadaccio C
Critical revision of the manuscript: Chello M

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
All authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
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Consent for publication
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Copyright
© The Author(s) 2018.

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