Graft failure occurs in a sizeable proportion of coronary artery bypass conduits. We herein
review relevant current evidence to give an overview of the incidence, pathophysiology, and …

Long-term patency of a bypass graft is an important determinant in reducing morbidity and
increasing survival after coronary bypass surgery. The purpose of this review is to analyse …

The concept of a direct association between coronary graft patency and clinical status is
generally accepted. However, the relationship is more complex and variable than usually …

Background Several randomized trials have compared the patency of coronary artery
bypass conduits. All of the published studies, however, have performed pairwise …

Prosthetic grafts are required for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) when the
availability of suitable autologous conduits is limited. The ideal cardiovascular bypass graft …

Coronary artery bypass grafting has been utilized as a beneficial treatment for myocardial
ischemic disease for over three decades. Failure of coronary artery venous grafts occurs at a …

Objectives. We sought to examine, angiographically, the long-term fate of a large number of
mainly venous coronary bypass grafts and to correlate graft patency and disease with …

There is a significant variety of vascular conduits options for coronary bypass surgery.
Adequate graft selection is the most important factor for the success of the intervention. To …

BACKGROUND: We sought to examine the effect of different conduits on the progression of
atherosclerosis in previously revascularized coronary territories. METHODS: Between 1995 …

Prevention of intraoperative injury to the vascular endothelium is of primary importance in
maintaining viability and patency of the aorto-coronary saphenous vein graft. Surgical …