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Radial‐Artery or Saphenous‐Vein Grafts in Coronary‐Artery Bypass Surgery

New England Journal of Medicine, 2018
BACKGROUND The use of radial‐artery grafts for coronary‐artery bypass grafting (CABG) may result in better postoperative outcomes than the use of saphenous‐vein grafts.
M. Gaudino, U. Benedetto, S. Fremes, G. Biondi‐Zoccai, A. Sedrakyan, J. Puskas, G. Angelini, B. Buxton, G. Frati, D. Hare, P. Hayward, G. Nasso, N. Moat, M. Perić, K. Yoo, G. Speziale, L. Girardi, D. Taggart   +17 more
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Towards Endoscopic No-Touch Saphenous Vein Graft Harvesting in Coronary Bypass Surgery [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022
The saphenous vein is the most used conduit for coronary artery bypass surgery. However, the patency rate of this graft is inferior to the internal thoracic artery patency rate, which is the gold standard.
Tomislav Kopjar, Michael R. Dashwood
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Long-term performance of an external stent for saphenous vein grafts: the VEST IV trial

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2018
BackgroundExternally stenting saphenous vein grafts reduces intimal hyperplasia, improves lumen uniformity and reduces oscillatory shear stress 1 year following surgery.
D. Taggart, C. Webb, A. Desouza, Rashmi Yadav, K. Channon, F. de Robertis, C. di Mario   +6 more
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Apixaban for the treatment of saphenous vein graft thrombosis presenting as unstable angina: a case report

Thrombosis Journal, 2017
Background Saphenous vein graft thrombosis can present as unstable angina. However, percutaneous coronary intervention for saphenous vein graft lesions poses a high risk of slow flow related to the procedure.
Makoto Saigan, Tsuyoshi Isawa, Tatsushi Ootomo   +2 more
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Management and Prevention of Saphenous Vein Graft Failure: A Review

Cardiology and Therapy, 2017
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains a vital treatment for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), especially diabetics. The long-term benefit of the internal thoracic artery graft is well established and remains the gold ...
P. Mckavanagh, B. Yanagawa, George M. Zawadowski, A. Cheema   +3 more
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Saphenous vein versus right internal thoracic artery as a Y‐composite graft: Five‐year angiographic and clinical results of a randomized trial

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2018
Objectives We compared the 5‐year graft occlusion rates and midterm clinical outcomes of saphenous vein composite grafts with those of right internal thoracic artery composite grafts in patients who were enrolled in the SAphenous VEin versus Right ...
Min‐Seok Kim, H. Hwang, J. S. Kim, S. Oh, M. Jang, Ki-Bong Kim   +5 more
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Saphenous vein graft aneurysm [PDF]

European Heart Journal, 2007
An 80-year-old man with chronic stable angina and a history of coronary artery bypass grafting underwent contrast-enhanced computed tomography for investigation of aorto-iliac disease. As an incidental finding, he was noted to have a large coronary vein graft aneurysm adjacent to the right heart (Panel A).
Nicholas L M, Cruden, Colin, Turnbull, Ian R, Starkey   +2 more
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Endovenous Laser Ablation for Treatment of a Partially Thrombosed Proximal Great Saphenous Vein

Case Reports in Vascular Medicine, 2019
Introduction. Superficial vein thrombosis of the great saphenous vein near to the saphenofemoral junction is generally treated with anticoagulation or surgically. Report.
Luca Spinedi, Hans Stricker, Daniel Staub, Heiko Uthoff   +3 more
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Comment to: Diameter reduction of the great saphenous vein and the common femoral vein after CHIVA long-term results, by Mendoza E. Phlebologie 2013;42:65–69.

Veins and Lymphatics, 2013
The diameters of the veins are considered to be an indicator of the severity of venous disease. The present paper examines as a retrospective evaluation, the development of the diameter of the GSV and common femoral vein, as well as the small saphenous ...
Stefano Ricci
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Ablation of the great saphenous vein with nontumescent n-butyl cyanoacrylate versus endovenous laser therapy.

Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 2017
OBJECTIVE The endovenous application of n-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) is a new nontumescent ablation technique for the treatment of venous insufficiency.
İ. Koramaz, Helin El Kılıç, F. Gökalp, M. Bitargil, Nilüfer Bektaş, E. Engin, M. T. Egici, A. Bozkurt   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source