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A reappraisal of saphenous vein grafting
Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2011 Autologous saphenous vein grafting has been broadly used as a bypass conduit, interposition graft, and patch graft in a variety of operations in cardiac, thoracic, neurovascular, general vascular, vascular access, and urology surgeries, since they are ...
Yuan Shi-Min, Jing Hua
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The Thigh Saphenous Vein Versus the Calf Saphenous Vein: Searching for the Optimal Conduit for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. [PDF]
Catheter Cardiovasc IntervABSTRACT Background The quality of saphenous vein (SV) grafts can vary depending on the site from which they are harvested. However, few studies have compared SV grafts harvested from the thigh with those harvested from the calf to explore which is more appropriate for use in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). In this study, we evaluated the graft
Chen A, Pan K.
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Cureus, 2021 Aim:Our study aimed to investigate the predictive values of inflammation markers in predicting postoperative saphenous vein graft patency in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
C. Aydın, M. Engin
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Scientific Reports, 2021 The rate of the remodeling of the arterialized saphenous vein conduit limits the outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), which may be influenced by endothelial dysfunction.
T. Girão-Silva +9 more
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021 Endovenous thermal ablation is a first-line treatment for symptomatic varicose veins due to truncal vein reflux. Ablation of an incompetent great saphenous vein is usually performed from distally, with the vein access at the lowest point of reflux, or ...
Mark S Whiteley, Charlotte E Davies
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Elimination of saphenous reflux after tributary sclerotherapy: report of two cases
Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2021 Most patients with chronic venous disease (CVD) and reflux in the saphenous vein are treated with saphenous stripping or ablation. The venous hemodynamics approach offers the possibility of treating saphenous reflux without eliminating the saphenous vein.
Felipe Puricelli Faccini +1 more
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Morphological Changes in Endothelial Cell Organelles in a No-Touch Saphenous Vein Graft [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022 Introduction: Improved long-term patency of the no-touch (NT) saphenous vein graft has been reported to result from the preservation of a healthy vascular microstructure, especially endothelial cells.
Akira Sugaya +3 more
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JTCVS Techniques, 2022 Objectives: To explore the impact of the no-touch harvesting technique on the vessel diameter of saphenous vein grafts. Methods: This retrospective, single-center study enrolled 166 patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting using ...
Hiroshi Kurazumi, MD, PhD +6 more
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Primary varicose veins: Frequency, clinical significance and surgical treatment [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2004 INTRODUCTION According to the definition of the World Health Organization, varicose veins represent abnormally enlarged superficial veins having baggy or cylindrical shape.
Vasić Dragan M. +5 more
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