[HTML][HTML] SUPERIOR SVG: no touch saphenous harvesting to improve patency following coronary bypass grafting (a multi-centre randomized control trial …
S Deb, SK Singh, D de Souza, MWA Chu… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2019 - Springer
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 …
harvesting technique. The primary objective of the SUPERIOR SVG study was to determine …
No-touch saphenous vein grafts in coronary artery surgery (SWEDEGRAFT): Rationale and design of a multicenter, prospective, registry-based randomized clinical …
S Ragnarsson, M Janiec, IS Modrau, M Dreifaldt… - American heart …, 2020 - Elsevier
The SWEDEGRAFT study (ClinicalTrials. gov Identifier: NCT03501303) tests the hypothesis
that saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) harvested with the “no-touch” technique improves …
that saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) harvested with the “no-touch” technique improves …
No-touch saphenous vein harvesting may improve further the patency of saphenous vein composite grafts: early outcomes and 1-year angiographic results
YH Kim, HC Oh, JW Choi, HY Hwang, KB Kim - The Annals of Thoracic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Harvesting technique and surgical strategy may affect patency rates of
saphenous vein (SV) grafts in coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). We evaluated …
saphenous vein (SV) grafts in coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). We evaluated …
[HTML][HTML] Graft patency after open versus endoscopic saphenous vein harvest in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Saphenous vein grafts (SVG) are a commonly used conduit for coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery and can be harvested by either an open or endoscopic …
bypass graft (CABG) surgery and can be harvested by either an open or endoscopic …
[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 …
(CABG) yet its failure rate is higher compared to arterial grafts. An improvement in …
No-touch versus conventional vein harvesting techniques at 12 months after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: multicenter randomized, controlled trial
M Tian, X Wang, H Sun, W Feng, Y Song, F Lu… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Vein graft occlusion is deemed a major challenge in coronary artery bypass
grafting. Previous studies implied that the no-touch technique for vein graft harvesting could …
grafting. Previous studies implied that the no-touch technique for vein graft harvesting could …
[HTML][HTML] The no-touch saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting maintains a patency, after 16 years, comparable to the left internal thoracic artery: a …
Objectives This study investigates whether the no-touch (NT) vein graft, at a mean time of 16
years, maintains a significantly higher patency rate than conventional (C) vein grafts and still …
years, maintains a significantly higher patency rate than conventional (C) vein grafts and still …
[HTML][HTML] No-touch vein grafts and the destiny of venous revascularization in coronary artery bypass grafting—a 25th anniversary perspective
N Samano, M Dashwood, D Souza - Annals of cardiothoracic …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ischemic heart disease is currently the leading cause of death globally, with coronary artery
bypass grafting among the most common operations performed worldwide. More extensive …
bypass grafting among the most common operations performed worldwide. More extensive …
Pedicled no-touch saphenous vein graft harvest limits vascular smooth muscle cell activation: the PATENT saphenous vein graft study
S Verma, F Lovren, Y Pan, B Yanagawa… - European Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVE Neointimal hyperplasia secondary to vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC)
activation limits the long-term patency of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs). We compared …
activation limits the long-term patency of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs). We compared …
Slower progression of atherosclerosis in vein grafts harvested with 'no touch'technique compared with conventional harvesting technique in coronary artery bypass …
BL Johansson, DSR Souza, L Bodin… - European journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
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 …
patency rate using a new 'no touch'(NT) vein-graft preparation technique was superior to the …