ReviewAsian cardiovascular & thoracic annals2021
Saphenous veins in coronary artery bypass grafting need external support.
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- Morphologic changes of the no-touch saphenous vein as Y-composite versus aortocoronary grafts (CONFIG Trial).PloS one · 2025Trial
- Keeping NO in No-Touch Saphenous Vein Bypass Grafts.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2026Article
- Comprehensive angiographic evaluation of graft quality after endoscopic vein harvesting in coronary artery bypass grafting.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Saphenous Vein Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: Why Invest in VEST?Current vascular pharmacology · 2025Article
- Goal-directed fluid therapy improves volume loading and stabilizes hemodynamics in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.American journal of translational research · 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
- Comparing 3-month and 1-year patency rates of no-touch great saphenous vein and pedicled left internal mammary artery in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective non-inferiority study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Advancing cardiac regeneration through 3D bioprinting: methods, applications, and future directions.Heart failure reviews · 2024Review
- Outcomes after surgical revascularization in diabetic patients.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Improved Technique Reduce Lower Limb Complications After the Traditional No-Touch Technique for Vein Graft Harvesting: A Single-Center Retrospective Historical Controlled Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Exosomes from umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells combined with gelatin methacryloyl inhibit vein graft restenosis by enhancing endothelial functions.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2023Article
- Impact of saphenous vein harvesting on graft diameter: Supporting the no-touch technique.JTCVS techniques · 2022Article
- Reply from authors: The perivascular adipose tissue is a versatile "jacket" that the saphenous vein wears inherently.JTCVS techniques · 2022Article
- Impact of the no-touch harvesting technique on the vessel diameter of saphenous vein grafts for coronary artery bypass grafting.JTCVS techniques · 2022Article
- Composite graft and remodeling of the saphenous vein in coronary artery bypass graft.JTCVS open · 2022Article
- Advances in three-dimensional bioprinted stem cell-based tissue engineering for cardiovascular regeneration.Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology · 2022Review
- The Short-Term Patency Rate of a Saphenous Vein Bridge Using the No-Touch Technique in off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Vein Harvesting.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
The saphenous vein is the most commonly used conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting. Arterial grafts are harvested with the outer pedicle intact whereas saphenous veins are harvested with the pedicle removed in the conventional graft harvesting technique. This conventional procedure causes considerable vascular damage. One strategy to improve vein graft patency has been to provide external support. Ongoing studies show that fitting a metal external support improves conventionally harvested saphenous vein graft patency. On the other hand, the no-touch technique of harvesting the saphenous vein provides an improved graft with long-term patency comparable to that of the internal mammary artery. This improvement is suggested to be due to preservation of vessel structures. Interestingly, many of the mechanisms proposed to be associated with the beneficial actions of an artificial external support on saphenous vein graft patency are similar to those underlying the beneficial effect of no-touch saphenous vein grafts where the intact outer layer acts as a natural support. Additional actions of external supports have been advocated, including promotion of angiogenesis, increased production of vascular-protective factors, and protection of endothelial cells. Using no-touch harvesting, normal vascular architecture is maintained, tissue and cell damage is minimized, and factors beneficial for graft patency are preserved. In this review, the significance of external support of saphenous vein grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting is discussed.
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