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 …

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 …

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

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 …

Although the saphenous vein is a widely used conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting,
revascularization using the saphenous vein as an aortocoronary bypass graft has shown …

The saphenous vein (SV) has been used as an aortocoronary bypass graft for coronary
artery bypass grafting (CABG) for the past 50 years. However, CABG using the …

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 …

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) …

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 …

Composite grafting techniques from the in situ left internal thoracic artery (LITA) has many
theoretic advantages, which include a reduction in stroke by minimizing aortic manipulation …