Saphenous veins in coronary artery bypass grafting need external support

N Samano, D Souza… - … and Thoracic Annals, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The saphenous vein is the most commonly used conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting.
Arterial grafts are harvested with the outer pedicle intact whereas saphenous veins are …

[HTML][HTML] The" no-touch" harvesting technique revives the position of the saphenous vein as an important conduit in CABG surgery: 30-year anniversary

BB Pinheiro, M Dashwood, DSR Souza - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
For many reasons, the saphenous vein (SV) and internal thoracic artery (ITA) will continue to
be the most important conduits in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The high …

The Short-Term Patency Rate of a Saphenous Vein Bridge Using the No-Touch Technique in off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Vein Harvesting

TY Zhao, JQ Bu, JJ Gu, Y Liu, WL Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This study aimed to examine the short-term effect of the no-touch technique on the
patency rate of a great saphenous vein (GSV) bridge used during off-pump coronary artery …

[PDF][PDF] HArVeSTing vein grafts under different preparative techniques: raising more questions than answers

MR Dashwood, A Loesch… - Journal of cardiac …, 2021 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
In the recently published HArVeST randomised control trial Angelini and colleagues
describe a study on 4 groups of patients receiving saphenous vein (SV) grafts harvested …