ReviewBrazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery2020
Twenty-Five Years of No-Touch Saphenous Vein Harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Structural Observations and Impact on Graft Performance.
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- The SWEDEGRAFT Saphenous Vein Trial: A Study of No-Touch vs. Nordic Grafts?Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2026Article
- Great Saphenous Vein Lumen: Intimal Openings.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2026Review
- Endoscopic hydrodissection for saphenous vein harvesting: Remove no-touch in minimally invasive no touch?JTCVS open · 2026Article
- Effects of Harvesting Site and Incision Method on Surgical Wound Complications of No-Touch Saphenous Vein Grafts: A Retrospective Observational Study.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2025Observational
- In-Situ Vascular Regeneration by Host Cells of Acellular Human Saphenous Vein Implanted in Porcine Carotid Artery.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Reducing vasospasm of vein and arterial conduits used in coronary artery bypass surgery: are solutions the solution or is preserved perivascular fat the answer?Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Saphenous vein graft and nitric oxide: strategies to prevent graft failure and enhance patency in coronary artery bypass grafting.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- The Clinical Utility of No-Touch Saphenous Vein Grafting as a Second Conduit in Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2025Article
- Saphenous Vein Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: Why Invest in VEST?Current vascular pharmacology · 2025Article
- The Saphenous Vein Graft: Can a Frog Become a Princess?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Vasa vasorum of the no-touch saphenous vein graft observed using frequency-domain optical coherence tomography.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2024Article
- External stenting for saphenous vein grafts reduces early postoperative graft failure.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Advancing coronary artery bypass grafting: the fasudil-nitroglycerin cocktail as a potential antispastic solution.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Consensus statement-graft treatment in cardiovascular bypass graft surgery.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Vasa Vasorum in Saphenous Vein for CABG: A Review of Morphological Characteristics.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2023Review
- Multi-Arterial Grafting in Surgical Coronary Revascularization. The Renewed Quest for Enhanced Outcomes.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2023Article
- Quality of Life After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in No-Touch Saphenous Vein Grafts is Significantly Better Than in Conventional Vein Grafts.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2022Article
- Development and Preliminary Testing of Porcine Blood-Derived Endothelial-like Cells for Vascular Tissue Engineering Applications: Protocol Optimisation and Seeding of Decellularised Human Saphenous Veins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- The "No-touch" Harvesting Technique Revives the Position of the Saphenous Vein as an Important Conduit in CABG Surgery: 30-year Anniversary.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2021Article
- The Anaortic Technique with Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting - Filling the Gap in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2021Review
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Abstract
The saphenous vein is the most common conduit used in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) yet its failure rate is higher compared to arterial grafts. An improvement in saphenous vein graft performance is therefore a major priority in CABG. No-touch harvesting of the saphenous vein is one of the few interventions that has shown improved patency rates, comparable to that of the left internal thoracic artery. After more than two decades of no-touch research, this technique is now recognized as a Class IIa recommendation in the 2018 European Society of Cardiology and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery guidelines on myocardial revascularization. In this review, we describe the structural alterations that occur in conventional versus no-touch saphenous vein grafts and how these changes affect graft patency. In addition, we discuss various strategies aimed at repairing saphenous vein grafts prepared at conventional CABG.
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