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ReviewMedical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Techniques and Technologies to Improve Vein Graft Patency in Coronary Surgery.

Marco Gemelli, Mariangela Addonizio, Veronica Geatti, Michele Gallo, Lauren K Dixon, Mark S Slaughter, Gino Gerosa

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Review in Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Marco GemelliCardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2902-7947
Mariangela AddonizioCardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padova, Italy.
Veronica GeattiCardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padova, Italy.
Michele GalloDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1392-4558
Lauren K DixonClinical Effectiveness Unit, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London WC2A 3PE, UK.
Mark S SlaughterDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Gino GerosaCardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6261-699X
University of Padua · ITUniversity of Louisville · USRoyal College of Surgeons of England · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vein grafts are the most used conduits in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), even though many studies have suggested their lower patency compared to arterial alternatives. We have reviewed the techniques and technologies that have been investigated over the years with the aim of improving the quality of these conduits. We found that preoperative and postoperative optimal medical therapy and no-touch harvesting techniques have the strongest evidence for optimizing vein graft patency. On the other hand, the use of venous external support, endoscopic harvesting, vein preservation solution and anastomosis, and graft configuration need further investigation. We have also analyzed strategies to treat vein graft failure: when feasible, re-doing the CABG and native vessel primary coronary intervention (PCI) are the best options, followed by percutaneous procedures targeting the failed grafts.

Indexed as

Cardiac Surgical ProceduresPercutaneous Coronary InterventionCoronary Artery BypassHeartTechnologyCABGgraft patencylong-term outcomesvein graftvein graft failure

Identifiers

PMID38249082
PMCPMC10801616
OpenAlexW4390806343

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