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In the recent interview with Dr. Domingos Souza, published on the Journal’s blog, initial observations that lead to the introduction of the no-touch (NT) saphenous vein graft (SVG) harvesting technique for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) were discussed [1]. Quoting Albert Einstein (“imagination is more important than knowledge”), Souza admits that his 1989 observations during CABG surgery lead to the advent of the NT technique. He observed that during conventional (CON) SVG harvesting, venospasm occurs exactly when the perivascular tissue is removed, hence the idea of keeping the perivascular tissue intact was born.