Long-term clinical outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting with pedicled saphenous vein grafts

Long-term clinical outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting with pedicled saphenous vein grafts

Abstract Background Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using saphenous vein grafts (SVG) is vitiated by poor long-term patency of the vein grafts. Pedicled SVG harvested with the “no-touch” (NT) technique have demonstrated improved patency and could confer better outcomes. We aim to compare long...

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Main Authors: Mikael Janiec, Örjan Friberg, Stefan Thelin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
CABG
Coronary artery bypass grafting
No-touch
Pedicled vein grafts
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0800-z

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