ArticleJTCVS techniques2022
Impact of the no-touch harvesting technique on the vessel diameter of saphenous vein grafts for coronary artery bypass grafting.
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- No-touch versus conventional vein in coronary artery bypass grafting: three year follow-up of multicentre randomised PATENCY trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2025Trial
- Exploring Perivascular Adipose Tissue Responses to Bioresorbable Thermoplastic Polyurethane Vascular Grafts.Biomaterials research · 2026Article
- Short- and mid-term clinical outcomes of harmonic scalpel-assisted no-touch technique of the saphenous vein grafts harvesting in coronary bypass grafting.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Article
- An Expert Panel Review of Endoscopic Vein Harvesting Devices: Benefits, Limitations, and Clinical Insights.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2025Review
- Role of Perivascular Adipose Tissue in Vein Remodeling.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2025Review
- 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
- Impact of saphenous vein harvesting on graft diameter: Supporting the no-touch technique.JTCVS techniques · 2022Article
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Abstract
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 saphenous vein grafts. Saphenous vein grafts were harvested conventionally in 83 patients (conventional group) and using the no-touch technique in 83 patients (no-touch group). We analyzed graft patency and the vessel diameters of saphenous vein grafts in the pre- and postoperative states. The diameter mismatch between the saphenous vein grafts and the coronary artery at the anastomotic site was also measured; preoperative diameter was measured using ultrasound imaging, and the postoperative diameter was measured using electrocardiogram-gated enhanced computed tomography. Results: A total of 135 saphenous vein grafts (66 and 69 grafts in the conventional and no-touch groups, respectively) were evaluated for postoperative patency. Graft patency was equivalent in the 2 groups (conventional, 96.9% vs no-touch, 100%; Conclusions: The no-touch technique avoids the expansion of graft diameter and diameter mismatch between the saphenous vein grafts and coronary artery.
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