Background Randomized trials show high long‐term patency for no‐touch saphenous vein
grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting. The patency rate in off‐pump coronary bypass …

Objectives This study investigates whether the no-touch (NT) vein graft, at a mean time of 16
years, maintains a significantly higher patency rate than conventional (C) vein grafts and still …

Background: The impact of the grafting techniques (individual or sequential grafts) on the
graft patency of off‐pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) has not been reported …

Objectives We investigated the patency rates of no-touch saphenous vein grafts
anastomosed to the left anterior descending artery compared with the left internal thoracic …

BACKGROUND: Injury incurred while saphenous veins are being obtained results in poor
graft patency and impairs the results of coronary artery bypass grafting. A novel method of …

Objective: We studied the postoperative 1-year results after off-pump coronary artery bypass
surgery (OPCAB) with one or more saphenous vein grafts. Methods: We compared the …

Background. There is concern that a hypercoagulable status is caused after coronary artery
bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting …

Objective This study aimed to examine the short-term effect of the no-touch technique on the
patency rate of a great saphenous vein (GSV) bridge used during off-pump coronary artery …

Saphenous vein grafts, along with the left internal thoracic artery graft, are the hallmark of
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Grounded on vast and landmark evidence, this …

BACKGROUND: We compared midterm clinical outcomes and 1-year graft patency rates of
saphenous vein composite grafts with those of total arterial composite grafts in patients who …