The advantage in terms of wound infection, wound healing, and scarring has resulted in the
recent adoption of endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) as a standard of care for coronary …

Background Two prevalent harvesting techniques are routinely utilized in coronary artery
bypass grafting (CABG): endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) and open vein harvesting (OVH) …

The saphenous vein is the most common conduit used in coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) yet its failure rate is higher compared to arterial grafts. An improvement in …

Ischemic heart disease is currently the leading cause of death globally, with coronary artery
bypass grafting among the most common operations performed worldwide. More extensive …

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 …

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 …

COnCLUSiOn While only a few key offenders are summarized herein, there are a host of
other adhesion molecules, toll-like receptors, and scavenger receptors that are ostensibly …

Objectives Blood transfusions after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been
associated to adverse outcomes, especially in anemic patients. However, little is known …

1. Souza DS, Arbeus M, Botelho Pinheiro B, Filbey D. The no-touch technique of harvesting
the saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Multimed Man …

Purpose: To investigate the hemodynamics characteristics of the “no-touch” saphenous vein
graft (SVG) conduits by nicardipine intraluminal administration in vivo experiment. Methods …