Background In the mid-1990s, the Swedish expert team proposed saphenous vein graft
(SVG) harvesting with pedicle tissue. The short-term and long-term patency rates of the great …

Introduction: This single-center study of propensity-matched data was performed to assess
the effect of the no-touch saphenous vein (NTSV) harvesting technique on early-and long …

Saphenous vein (SV) is a common graft being used in coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG). Conventional (CON), intermediate (I), and no-touch (NT) are the most common …

Background Single centre studies support No Touch (NT) saphenous vein graft (SVG)
harvesting technique. The primary objective of the SUPERIOR SVG study was to determine …

Objectives Although the patency of internal artery grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) is superior to that of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs), good long-term patency rates …

The excellent long-term patency of no-touch (NT) saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) makes the
grafts very attractive for coronary artery bypass grafting; however, NT-SVG harvesting has a …

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

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 …

Background We focused on coronary artery bypass grafting using the great saphenous vein
and compared the no-touch great saphenous vein and conventional great saphenous vein …

The saphenous vein is the most common conduit used in coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) yet its failure rate is higher compared to arterial grafts. An improvement in …