[HTML][HTML] Influence of Three Different Surgical Techniques on Microscopic Damage of Saphenous Vein Grafts—A Randomized Study

I Zivkovic, S Krasic, M Stankovic, P Milacic… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Reply from authors: Vein graft biology and the risk of graft occlusion

AS Antonopoulos, A Kardos, C Antoniades - The Journal of Thoracic and …, 2020 - jtcvs.org
T saphenous vein graft (SVG) occlusion. The developed SAFINOUS risk score 2 is
composed of clinical, laboratory, and operative factors and predicts the risk for early SVG …

Reply: The no-touch saphenous vein: Increased patency, but at what risk?

M Gaudino - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2020 - jtcvs.org
regarding the role of the no-touch saphenous vein in coronary bypass surgery. There is no
doubt that minimization of endothelial damage is key to the long-term patency rate of bypass …