Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the Western world.
Thus, coronary artery bypass graft is the most common cardiac procedure performed as it …

Background Endoscopic harvest of the radial artery avoids long forearm incisions and has
better cosmesis compared to the open technique. The objective of this study was to compare …

BACKGROUND: Although long saphenous vein remains the most commonly used conduit in
coronary revascularization, traditional open vein harvest (OVH) may lead to significantly …

Background Various devices are available for endoscopic radial artery harvesting during
coronary artery bypass grafting. Thermal spread and graft damage, however, are common …

Objective This meta-analysis sought to determine whether endoscopic vascular graft
harvesting (EVH) improves clinical and resource outcomes compared with conventional …

Coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most common cardiac surgical procedure
performed worldwide, with more than 200,000 of the procedures performed annually in the …

Background: We sought to determine whether the postoperative and midterm outcomes of
minimally invasive and endoscopic great saphenous vein harvesting are comparable …

The long saphenous vein remains the most commonly used conduit in coronary artery
bypass surgery. Vein harvest is a critical component of this operation with significant …

Objectives: The purpose of the present paper is to discuss technical features of endoscopic
saphenectomy with CO2 insufflation for CABG surgery and to highlight special situations in …