With more than 800,000 coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) operations annually
worldwide and the saphenous vein being the most common conduit used, there is no …

Objectives. Endoscopic vein harvest has gained widespread use in coronary artery bypass
surgery. However, potential negative mid-and long-term effects following endoscopic vein …

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 …

In recent times, practice in cardiac surgery has shifted towards using endoscopic techniques
to harvest the saphenous vein from the leg for use as a bypass graft. A paper published in …

Background Harvesting technique and surgical strategy may affect patency rates of
saphenous vein (SV) grafts in coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). We evaluated …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare the 6-month angiographic patency rates of greater
saphenous veins removed during coronary artery bypass grafting with the endoscopic vein …

The SWEDEGRAFT study (ClinicalTrials. gov Identifier: NCT03501303) tests the hypothesis
that saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) harvested with the “no-touch” technique improves …

In a retrospective post hoc analysis of the previously published PREVENT IV trial, Lopes et
al1 found significantly higher rates of mortality, myocardial infarction, or repeat …

The effect of minimally invasive great saphenous vein harvest on patient morbidity (wound
infection and other healing disturbances) has been extensively investigated, yet its impact …

Objectives: In a long-term randomised coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) study, the
patency rate using a new 'no touch'(NT) vein-graft preparation technique was superior to the …