Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery effectively relieves signs and symptoms of
myocardial ischemia. The left internal thoracic artery (LITA) graft is the gold standard having …

Conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most common cardiac surgical
procedure for treating coronary artery disease (CAD). The greater saphenous vein (SV) is …

OBJECTIVE Neointimal hyperplasia secondary to vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC)
activation limits the long-term patency of saphenous vein grafts (SVGs). We compared …

Background: The saphenous vein is the most commonly used conduit for coronary artery
bypass surgery, but 1‐year occlusion rates as high as 30 per cent have been reported. In …

Introduction: There have been several attempts to overcome the poor graft patency of
saphenous vein grafts.“No-touch” saphenous vein graft (NT-SVG) could be a solution to …

Background. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass graft procedures are gaining
acceptance for revision as well as primary coronary revascularization. When suitable, the left …

BACKGROUND: We sought to compare saphenous vein and internal thoracic artery graft
patency by coronary system. METHODS: From 1972 to 1999, 50,278 patients underwent …

Introduction: Improved long-term patency of the no-touch (NT) saphenous vein graft has
been reported to result from the preservation of a healthy vascular microstructure, especially …

Background This study aims to present early and midterm results of vascular reconstruction
with saphenous vein panel graft. Methods Between August 2014 and August 2017, 11 …

Coronary bypass grafting remains the best option for patients suffering from multivessel
coronary artery disease, and the saphenous vein is used as an additional conduit for …