OBJECTIVES Approaches to improve saphenous vein (SV) patency in coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery remain relevant. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of …

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) …

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 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 …

Success with peripheral arterial reconstruction using autogenous saphenous vein led to the
use of allogenic saphenous vein in instances where saphenous vein was unavailable. With …

The saphenous vein is the most commonly used conduit in patients undergoing coronary
artery bypass surgery yet its patency is inferior to the internal thoracic artery. Vascular …

Background. Endoscopic harvesting of vein grafts may reduce wound complications but the
effect on the venous endothelium is unknown. Endothelium-derived vasoactive substances …

Objectives Although the patency of internal artery grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) is superior to that of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs), good long-term patency rates …

BACKGROUND: The technique of harvesting the saphenous vein (SV) for coronary artery
bypass grafting (CABG) influences the fate of vein grafts. A new" no touch"(NT) technique of …

It is 37 years since Favarolo's article 1 introducing the saphenous vein as a bypass graft
appeared in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. A novel “no-touch” …