[HTML][HTML] Preserving the endothelium in saphenous vein graft with both conventional and no-touch preparation

T Saito, H Kurazumi, R Suzuki, Y Matsuno… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite the inferior patency compared to arterial grafts, a saphenous vein graft
(SVG) is widely used for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). A lower atherosclerosis …

[HTML][HTML] Early and midterm outcomes of “no-touch” saphenous vein grafts in Japanese institutions

H Tsuneyoshi, S Setozaki, H Katayama… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction: There have been several attempts to overcome the poor graft patency of
saphenous vein grafts.“No-touch” saphenous vein graft (NT-SVG) could be a solution to …

[HTML][HTML] No-Touch Saphenous Vein-Vascular Damage and the London Connection

MR Dashwood - Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
In this review, I summarise the circumstances leading to the collaboration between London
and Örebro on the basic research performed to study potential mechanisms underlying the …

No-touch saphenous vein graft harvesting technique for coronary artery bypass grafting

Y Inaba, M Yamazaki, M Ohono, K Yamashita… - General thoracic and …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Human saphenous vein and coronary bypass surgery: scanning electron microscopy of conventional and 'no-touch'vein grafts

V Vasilakis, MR Dashwood… - Vascular Disease …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most common cardiac surgical
procedure for treating coronary artery disease (CAD). The greater saphenous vein (SV) is …

Saphenous Vein Graft No-touch Technique

T Komiya - Journal of Coronary Artery Disease, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Although the multi-arterial grafting strategy is widely accepted in Japan, saphenous vein
grafts (SVGs) are still commonly used worldwide. SVGs have a high failure rate of 8–25% at …

[HTML][HTML] Microscopic and ultrastructural evaluation of the saphenous vein endothelium for CABG prepared by the no touch technique

VF Silva, MMS Ishigai, E Freymüller… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: Saphenous vein grafts (SV) used in coronary artery bypass grafting have a limited
life and vein occlusion may be the final adverse effect. Efforts to develop new techniques to …

[HTML][HTML] Endothelial preservation of the minimally manipulated saphenous vein composite graft: histologic and immunohistochemical study

HY Hwang, MA Kim, JW Seo, KB Kim - The Journal of thoracic and …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the efficacy of minimally manipulative surgical strategies to
harvest the saphenous vein for use in a Y-composite graft based on the left internal thoracic …

[HTML][HTML] Twenty-five years of no-touch saphenous vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting: structural observations and impact on graft performance

N Samano, D Souza, BB Pinheiro, T Kopjar… - Brazilian journal of …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
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 …

Preserved vasoconstriction and relaxation of saphenous vein grafts obtained by a no-touch technique for coronary artery bypass grafting

T Yamada, T Adachi, Y Ido, N Masaki, T Toya… - Circulation …, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: To obtain a saphenous vein graft (SVG) for coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG), the benefit of using a no-touch (NT) technique in vascular function has not been …