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ReviewCardiology and therapy2017

Management and Prevention of Saphenous Vein Graft Failure: A Review.

Peter McKavanagh, Bobby Yanagawa, George Zawadowski, Asim Cheema

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Review in Cardiology and therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. The Role of Advanced Glycation End Products in Saphenous Vein Graft Failure.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Peter McKavanaghTerrence Donnelly Heart Center, Divisions of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. mckavanagh@doctors.net.uk.
Bobby YanagawaTerrence Donnelly Heart Center, Divisions of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
George ZawadowskiTerrence Donnelly Heart Center, Divisions of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Asim CheemaTerrence Donnelly Heart Center, Divisions of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 standard for revascularization of severe CAD. It is not always possible to achieve complete revascularization through arterial grafts, necessitating the use of saphenous vein grafts (SVG). Unfortunately, SVGs do not have the same longevity, and their failure is associated with significant adverse cardiac outcomes and mortality. This paper reviews the pathogenesis of SVG failure, highlighting the difference between early, intermediate, and late failure. It also addresses the different surgical techniques that affect the incidence of SVG failure, as well as the medical and percutaneous prevention and treatment options in contemporary practice.

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AnticoagulationAntiplateletGraft failureSaphenous vein graft

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PMID28748523
PMCPMC5688971

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