Objectives We compared the 5-year graft occlusion rates and midterm clinical outcomes of
saphenous vein composite grafts with those of right internal thoracic artery composite grafts …

Objective The Saphenous Vein Versus Right Internal Thoracic Artery as a Y-Composite Graft
(SAVE RITA) trial was designed to evaluate the noninferiority of the saphenous vein (SV) …

OBJECTIVE: The Saphenous Vein Versus Right Internal Thoracic Artery as a Y-Composite
Graft trial was designed to evaluate the saphenous vein compared with the right internal …

The saphenous vein (SV) is the conduit that has been and still is widely used for coronary
artery bypass grafting; however, its use as an aortocoronary bypass conduit has shown …

Objectives We compared 10-year graft patency rates and long-term clinical outcomes after
off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting using the saphenous vein composite grafts based …

BACKGROUND: The angiographic patency of composite Y internal thoracic artery–
saphenous vein grafts has not been investigated in detail. METHODS: Twenty-five patients …

Background We compared 5-year graft patency rates and midterm clinical outcomes of
saphenous vein (SV) composite grafts with those of total arterial (TA) composite grafts in …

Background: The safety and efficacy of arterial composite grafts for total arterial
revascularization have been demonstrated. The saphenous vein (SV) is a widely used graft …

Objective We evaluated vessel wall characteristics and changes in the lumen diameter (LD)
of saphenous vein (SV) conduits harvested with minimal manipulation and used as Y …

BACKGROUND: We compared midterm clinical outcomes and 1-year graft patency rates of
saphenous vein composite grafts with those of total arterial composite grafts in patients who …