Objective. Demonstration of the advantages of using the natural Y shaped form of
saphenous vein graft, which is the most preferred coronary bypass graft after internal …

BACKGROUND: Injury incurred while saphenous veins are being obtained results in poor
graft patency and impairs the results of coronary artery bypass grafting. A novel method of …

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: 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 …

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 …

SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT HARVESTING AND PATENCY: STILL AN UNANSWERED
QUESTION Reply to the Editor: In their letter on our recent work, 1 Loesch and colleagues …

OBJECTIVE: Conventional harvesting of saphenous vein used for coronary artery bypass
surgery induces a vasospasm that is overcome by high-pressure distension. Saphenous …

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

The saphenous vein is the most commonly used conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting.
Arterial grafts are harvested with the outer pedicle intact whereas saphenous veins are …

Background. The technique of harvesting the saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass
grafting influences the fate of vein grafts. The patency rate of a novel “no-touch” technique in …