Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the Western world.
Thus, coronary artery bypass graft is the most common cardiac procedure performed as it …

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 …

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery remains a pivotal cornerstone, offering
established symptomatic alleviation and prognostic advantages for patients grappling with …

Introduction: This single-center study of propensity-matched data was performed to assess
the effect of the no-touch saphenous vein (NTSV) harvesting technique on early-and long …

Angiography Randomization for Graft Optimization) trial published in 2018 compared the
outcomes of 100 participants randomized to either angiographicallydetermined …

Objective Quantitative flow ratio (QFR) is a novel noninvasive tool for the functional
assessment of coronary stenosis. Whether or not QFR could predict graft outcomes after …

Background The actual patency rate of the radial artery (RA) grafts 1 week and 1 year after
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has not been extensively reported on. We used …

Background and Objectives: The saphenous vein is one of the most common used grafts
(SVG) for surgical revascularization. The mechanism of the SVGs occlusion is still unknown …

Background Preservation solutions may be used intraoperatively during coronary artery
bypass grafting (CABG) to flush and preserve vein grafts. The aim of this study is to evaluate …

Short-term preoperative methionine restriction (MetR) shows promise as a translatable
strategy to modulate the body its response to surgical injury. Its application, however, to …