Introduction Endoscopic vein harvest is the technique of choice in North America, where it
constitutes 80% of conduit harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting. The UK has much …

Background Saphenous vein remains the most common conduit for coronary artery bypass
grafting with increasing uptake of minimally invasive harvesting techniques. While …

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

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 …

Background—Use of endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting has developed into a routine
surgical approach at many cardiothoracic surgical centers. The association between this …

Background: Utilisation of the Endoscopic Vein Harvesting (EVH) technique has been
increasing for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for the last two decades. Some …

Objectives Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) is an alternative technique to obtain the
saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. We aimed to evaluate …

Background Earlier reports concerning endoscopic vein harvesting have been controversial
regarding the patency of the vein graft after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). In …

Objective Endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) is increasingly used as an alternative to open
vein harvesting (OVH) for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Concerns about the …

Background: The greater saphenous vein is a common conduit for coronary
revascularizations. Traditional vein harvesting uses long incision (s) that can lead to …